Tropical Storm Jerry may have lost its hurricane strength, but its projected path still brings it dangerously close to Bermuda.
As of 11 a.m., the storm still has sustained winds of 65 mph and is located about 470 miles south-southwest of Bermuda moving north-northwest at 10 mph.
Its current track has it shifting to the north my Monday and then to the northeast late Tuesday. And while it is not expected to regain hurricane status, it is expected to keep 65 to 70 mph winds as it passes near the island late Tuesday.
"Overall, there are a lot of mixed signals with the future strength of Jerry," forecasters said. "While the storm should remain over very warm waters, any relaxation of the current shear isn't expected to last very long, and the consensus of the models is that an expected mid-latitude trough interaction should lead to much weakening or strengthening. "
Tropical-storm-force winds extend out 105 miles, so will be likely to impact Bermuda, which dealt with the effects of Hurricane Humberto earlier this week.
"The risk of tropical-storm-force winds on Bermuda is increasing, with Jerry forecast to pass near the island Tuesday and Wednesday, forecasters said. "It is too soon to determine what impacts the system may have on Bermuda, but interests there should monitor the progress of Jerry."
A Tropical Storm Watch could be issued later today for the island territory.
Meanwhile, the season's 11th named storm, Tropical Storm Karen, formed on Sunday, projected to move over the Windward Islands into the Caribbean Sea. Its long-term forecast though has it headed north near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and then out of the Caribbean and back into the Atlantic.
The National Hurricane Center also is tracking a tropical wave off the coast of Africa expected to become a tropical depression later today and could form into Tropical Storm Lorenzo.
