Tropical Storm Cindy weakened overnight and is expected to continue doing so over the next several days.
Cindy is forecast to fizzle out by late Tuesday into Wednesday after it interacts with an upper-level shear that should last over 72 hours. It is expected to remain east of the northern Leeward Islands through the weekend before pivoting northwest, according to the NHC.
Cindy’s strength dropped to 45-mph winds, while Tropical Storm Bret is no longer an organized storm.
“Cindy is moving toward the northwest near 16 mph, and a northwestward motion with a gradual decrease in forward speed is expected during the next couple of days,” the NHC said early Sunday.
According to the NHC, Cindy was about 595 miles northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands as of 5 p.m. and could degenerate into a trough of low pressure by Tuesday or Wednesday.
There are no severe storm warnings in the U.S. as Cindy’s projected path keeps it away from landfall for now.
Tropical Storm Bret weakened into a remnant low as it moved into the Caribbean Sea.
According to forecasters, it is the first time since 1968 that two Tropical Storms have formed in June at the same time.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecast 12 to 17 named storms for this year’s hurricane season. It said between five and nine of those storms could become hurricanes, including up to four major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.
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