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Hurricane Tomas enters the Caribbean Sea. . .

Posted by Sheena Parveen under Daily updates

Hurricane Tomas, now a category 2 hurricane, has already moved across the Lesser Antilles, and now it heads for the Central Caribbean Sea where water temperatures are very warm and atmospheric conditions are favorable for strengthening.   Water temperatures are currently in the mid 80’s in the Caribbean, and wind shear is low enough to allow Tomas to become a major hurricane soon.

Tomas will continue on a westward path until it interacts with a cold front by the end of the week.  This front will approach Tomas from the West, pushing it away from the U.S.  Many models expect Tomas to move NE at the time it interacts with the cold front.

Models expect this turn as Tomas interacts with the frontal boundary. 

The GFS model develops Tomas as a major hurricane by Thursday, then turns the storm to the NE over Hispaniola as the cold front approaches from the West.