Hurrikan "Kirk" verstärkt sich über dem Atlantik und hat mittlerweile Kategorie 4 erreicht. | Heute.at

Hurrikan "Kirk" verstärkt sich über dem Atlantik und hat mittlerweile Kategorie 4 erreicht.

IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire

October 2, 2024 - Tropical Atlantic Ocean - Although Hurricane Kirk is the only named storm now spinning far out in the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters continue to watch a disturbance closer to home in the Caribbean Sea for possible development next week. Hurricane Kirk is strengthening and forecast to grow larger. However, all current forecast models show the system curving north and into the middle of the Atlantic, well away from the U.S. coast. The hurricane center said late Wednesday morning Kirk was located about 1,260 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph, with higher gusts, and is expected to move northwestward for the next few days. Tropical Atlantic Ocean - ZUMAz03_ 20241002_shm_z03_601 Copyright: xNOAAx