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Tropical Storm Jose forms directly behind Hurricane Irma in Atlantic

Hurricane Irma first developed in the final days of August and became a Category 5 storm on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. It's projected path changes daily, but it's beginning to look more and more like it'll make a US landfall near Florida on September 10 or 11. Find WeatherSphere elsewhere on the internet: http://www.weathersphere.com http://www.facebook.com/weathersphere Download the Storm Shield App: iPhone: http://bit.ly/stormshieldapp-ios30 Android: http://bit.ly/stormshieldapp-android Phone Call Alerts: http://bit.ly/stormshield-phonecall

By: Mary Stringini

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At 11 a.m on Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Storm Jose has formed in the Atlantic ocean right behind Hurricane Irma.

Tropical Storm #Jose Advisory 1: 10th Tropical Storm of the Season Forms Over the Open Atlantic. https://t.co/VqHn0uj6EM
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) September 5, 2017

The center of Tropical Storm Jose was located near latitude 12.3 North, longitude 39.1 West. Jose is moving toward the west-northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h) and a movement toward the west or west-northwest at a slightly faster rate of forward speed is expected during the next two days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours and Jose could become a hurricane by Friday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center.

THE LATEST ON HURRICANE IRMA

Just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said that "Dangerous Irma" has intensified to a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds.

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Tropical Storm Jose forms directly behind Hurricane Irma in Atlantic

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