NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Meteorologists are closely monitoring Tropical Storms Rene and Paulette, which formed hours apart in the Atlantic Ocean yesterday.
Both Rene and Paulette are forecast to remain out over the Atlantic this week and not threaten The Bahamas or the United States.
According to early projection, Rene is expected to bring strong winds and heavy downpour to the Cabo Verde Islands tonight through tomorrow, and could strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane by Thursday.
As of 5pm yesterday, Rene had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour with stronger gusts and was moving west, northwest at 12 miles per hour.
The storm was around 115 miles east of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Meanwhile, Paulette is expected to remain a tropical storm as it gradually drifts northwest over the next few days.
The storm is also forecasted to shift northward.
As of 5pm yesterday, Paulette was just over 1,200 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and 1,360 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect for the storm.
At the time, It had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour and was moving northwest at three miles per hour.
Additionally, an area of low pressure located just southwest of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
“Some slow development of this system is possible over the next several days while it moves generally westward or west, northwestward,” the center said.
The area of low pressure has a 30 percent chance of further development over the next five days.
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