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Tropical Storm Patty forms but is expected to be short-lived
Published on October 12, 2012 Email To Friend    Print Version

By Caribbean News Now contributor

MIAMI, USA -- Tropical Storm Patty formed about 255 miles northeast of the central Bahamas on Thursday but the system is expected to be short-lived and there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Patty was stationary on Thursday afternoon but a slow movement to the southwest is expected to begin Thursday night and continue through Friday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph, with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast overnight with some weakening likely on Friday. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles, mainly to the northeast of the centre.

Meanwhile, a broad area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave is located about 100 miles southeast of Barbados. Shower and thunderstorm activity continues to show some signs of organization and environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development over the next couple of days.

This system has a medium chance -- 50 percent -- of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours as it moves northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. Regardless of development, strong gusty winds and heavy rainfall are possible across portions of the Lesser Antilles during the next couple of days.
 
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