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An announcement made by the National Hurricane Center in
Miami revealed that the scientists studying the Tropical Storm Nana reached the
conclusion that it is disorganized and that it will weaken over the next few
days.
At this point, the storm’s maximum sustained winds reach
nearly 40 miles per hour and even though in other cases this would lead to an alarming
outcome, the scientists say that the Nana’s upper level winds will not strengthen
it.
This morning, the storm was located at about 1,015 miles
west of the Cape Verde Islands, moving on its west-northwestern course at a
speed of about 7 mph. Its current state is expected to last for a maximum of another
two days, slowly weakening as time goes by. ''Winds are not conducive for
intensification, and Nana is expected to weaken to a tropical depression later
today,'' the center said.
South of Puerto Rico, another system is making its presence
known, causing heavy rains in the area. For now it is considered too weak to be
named, but its favorable conditions might turn it into a tropical depression,
so the scientists are closely monitoring it.
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic
are all expecting heavy rains this week, and the National Weather Service in
San Juan released a flood warning for several areas crossed by the Rio Fajardo
river.
The six-month hurricane season, expected to end around
November 30 has been rather busy, with six hurricanes formed out of this year’s
14 tropical storms.
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