Invest 94L expected to become Imelda: Here’s how it may impact Florida

TAMPA – FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg is watching several systems in the tropics, including one that will likely impact Florida’s east coast.

Tropical Storm Humberto formed on Wednesday afternoon.

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On Thursday morning, it was located at 21.2°N 56.4°W.

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It was moving northwest at 10 miles per hour and had maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour.

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It is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane by 2 a.m. on Monday before it begins to weaken and move to the north.

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At that point, it will be located to the west of Bermuda, giving little wiggle room for Invest 94L, which will likely become Imedla. As a result, Osterberg says the models are pushing Invest 94L further west through the Bahamas.

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The disturbance was over the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico on Thursday morning, which is why it hasn’t really developed yet.

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Osterberg says it doesn’t have that low-level center. It just has a lot of convection. He added that every time the convection dies out, it blooms right back up.  

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By Monday, Osterberg says the European model, the FOX model and the Canadian model take Invest 94L, which could be Hurricane Imelda at that point, into South Carolina.

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Osterberg says this will cause high surf, waves and rip currents on the east coast of Florida.

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READ: Treasure Island in ‘recovery mode’ one year after Hurricane Helene

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It would also bring tropical-storm force conditions to the Bahamas.

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Meanwhile, Hurricane Gabrielle is moving toward the Azores and the remnants will eventually move into Portugal.

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