Hurricane Beryl Is Officially the First Atlantic Hurricane of the Year. Here ’s Where it’s Headed

Hurricane Beryl became the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season Friday morning after gaining strength overnight. The path of the relatively tiny Hurricane Beryl is currently tracking westwards through the Atlantic in the general direction of Puerto Rico. Hurricane #Beryl Advisory 4: Tiny Beryl Becomes the First Hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM — NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) July 6, 2018 The National Hurricane Center said Friday that Beryl “is still forecast to weaken or dissipate as a tropical cyclone before reaching the Lesser Antilles,” and that wind and rain could be expected on those islands in the coming days. However, the NHC is warning that changes to Beryl’s intensity will be “difficult to predict” due to its small size. Hurricane Beryl's small eye has become apparent in infrared satellite pictures early this morning. The latest forecast information can be found at: https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/MRyNzUaJyN — NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) July 6, 2018 “Confidence in the official intensity forecast is also much lower than normal,” the Center warned. “Rapid changes in intensity, both up and down, that are difficult to predict are possible during the next couple days.” The first named storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, subtropical storm Alberto, failed to reach hurricane status. But it still led to sev...
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