BackEdouard set to become first major 2014 Atlantic hurricane
Edouard is already far out at sea and should continue to stay out there, says a NHC spokesperson
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Washington/London: Edouard is set to become the first major hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season on Tuesday although it poses no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said.
The fourth hurricane and fifth named storm of the season had top sustained winds of 140km/hr by 0300 GMT on Monday with higher gusts, and was forecast to strengthen further as it headed north-westwards over the central Atlantic.
The center of the storm was about 1343.8km north-east of the Northern Leeward Islands and was moving toward the north-west at 24km/hr, the Miami-based hurricane center said.
“This will curve harmlessly out to sea. It’s already far out at sea and should continue to stay out there," NHC spokesman Dennis Feltgen said late on Sunday.
So far this year, only one Atlantic hurricane—Arthur, a category 2 storm, made landfall in the United States, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks in early July.
In its August outlook, the NHC said cooler-than-average temperatures in the tropical Atlantic Ocean would make it difficult for larger storms to develop. Reuters
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