JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As remnants of powerful Hurricane Helene dissipated and moved north on Friday, the focus turned back to the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Hurricane Center upgraded AL98 to Tropical Storm Joyce at 11 a.m. Friday.
At this time, TS Joyce isn’t expected to strengthen into a hurricane over the next seven days but instead will stay a tropical storm. The current track turns the storm to the north by Monday.
The current maximum sustained winds are 40 mph and it is moving northwest at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure is 1006 mb. There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
In the western Caribbean Sea, another disturbance is being closely monitored by the NHC.
This area of low pressure could form as early as next week with a 30% chance of formation over the next seven days.
The next named storm after Joyce will be Kirk.