Although Tropical Storm Lorenzo strengthened a bit Tuesday morning, the storm is expected to weaken by Wednesday and move away from the U.S., reports the National Hurricane Center.
At 11 a.m., Lorenzo was about 785 miles east of Bermuda and moving to the east-northeast at 8 mph. Its maximum sustained winds had climbed to 50 mph, reports CBS Miami.
Lorenzo, the 13th tropical storm of the season, is now packing winds near 50 mph and moving east-northeast, the NHC announced. The storm is expected to continue on an east-northeast track through Wednesday, when it is expected to weaken.
The National Hurricane Center reassured residents that the system poses no threat to land.
Lorenzo, which formed on Monday on the southeast of Bermuda in central Atlantic Ocean, has likely reached its peak intensity and will eventually weaken due to strong winds aloft later in the week.
According to wunderground.com, the cloud pattern of Lorenzo has become better organized throughout the night and morning. "A burst of convection several hours ago has morphed into a central dense overcast with a band wrapping around the northern semicircle of the circulation. A series of microwave images have also shown a mid-level eye that is not coincident with the low-level center due to about 20 kt of westerly vertical wind shear. Unlike yesterday...however...the low-level center is underneath the convective cloud canopy," reports wunderground.
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