AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 35.7° WEST, OR ABOUT 800 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDEISLANDS.
KIRK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR, AND A GENERALWESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHTUESDAY. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST BY WEDNESDAY AND THATMOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITHHIGHER GUSTS. KIRK IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY, AND COULDBECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON WEDNESDAY.
AT 5PM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KIRK WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6°
NORTH AND LONGITUDE 35.7° WEST, OR ABOUT 800 MILES WEST OF THE CABO VERDE
ISLANDS.
KIRK IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR, AND A GENERAL
WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST BY WEDNESDAY AND THAT
MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MILES PER HOUR WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. KIRK IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON TUESDAY, AND COULD
BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON WEDNESDAY.
