ORLANDO, Fla. _ Tropical Storm Pablo is continuing its rapid weakening while a new system develops in the northern Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.
First Tropical Storm Pablo, which was listed as a hurricane Sunday, has seen its maximum sustained wind strength weaken to 50 mph. The storm is slowly moving east at 5 mph and is expected to dissipate Tuesday morning, said NHC senior hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart.
However, for the time being Pablo has winds extending outward up to 45 miles from its center, Stewart said.
Pablo is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone later Monday.
Meanwhile, a large non-tropical low pressure system was identified a few hundred miles west-northwest of the Azores, said hurricane specialist Andrew Latto.
The system is producing gale-force winds and could develop tropical characteristics over the next couple of days as it heads south, southeast, the Latto said.
Although, the system will be entering Friday in an unfavorable environment for tropical maturity.
The system has a 10% chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours and a 20% chance of doing so over the next five days, Latto said.
