Tropical Storm Irma is in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
- Tropical Storm Irma has 70 mph winds
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Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 70 mph with higher gusts.
Additional strengthening is forecast and Irma is likely to become a hurricane today.
Irma will move westward and won’t be near any land for the next 5 days. After that time, it will need to be watched carefully as fluctuations in its track will ultimately determine whether or not it has any impact on the U.S.
The final advisory was issued on Harvey last night. The remnants of Harvey should move from Louisiana into Mississippi today and then over the Tennessee Valley region on Friday. There will continue to be areas of heavy rain.
Meanwhile, an area of low pressure could form over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico by the weekend. Development, if any, of this system is expected to be slow to occur as the low moves slowly northward.
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Remember that the spaghetti model plot does not indicate the strength of a system or even development at all. It only predicts where this broad area of low pressure is expected to go.