Tropical Storm Kirk formed south of the Cape Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic from a tropical low pressure area. Kirk is moving almost due west at just over 18 MPH. The computer models for this storm are showing it interacting with some upper level shear that will prevent it from intensifying for a few days. The international tracking models are widely scattered as to where Kirk will be heading. However, we will be watching it’s progress and will add information here as needed.
(Note: Named Storm Joyce was short lived and did not pose a threat to any land, so it was not mentioned in it;s own thread.)
For official information on all named storms, please visit the National Hurricane Center site located here:
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Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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