NHC Monitors Tropical Storm Gordon and Emerging Southeast U.S. System
Gordon expected to weaken into a depression, while a new system off the Southeast U.S. coast has a 50% chance of developing into a tropical storm next week.
- Tropical Storm Gordon is currently 1,145 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands with sustained winds of 45 mph.
- Gordon is forecasted to weaken into a depression by early Sunday and possibly restrengthen by mid-next week.
- A developing system off the Southeast U.S. coast has a 50% chance of becoming a tropical storm within the next seven days.
- This new system could bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and coastal erosion from northeastern Florida to the Delmarva Peninsula.
- The remnants of Hurricane Francine continue to cause heavy rain and flash flooding in parts of the Southeast U.S.
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