Tropical Storm Danielle , May Become This Year's , First Hurricane.
Fox News reports that Tropical Storm Danielle is predicted to become the first hurricane of a strangely quiet Atlantic hurricane season. .
According to the National Hurricane Center,
the storm has already strengthened to maximum
sustained winds near 70 miles per hour and higher.
Additional strengthening is expected,
and the storm is likely to be upgraded
to a hurricane early on September 2.
The storm system is currently about 900 miles
west of the Azores and moving eastward
at about three miles per hour.
Fox News reports that there are currently
no coastal warnings or watches in effect,
and the storm is not a threat to any land.
According to forecasters, the storm
is expected to move over the open
Atlantic in the coming days.
While speaking to the Associated Press, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach highlighted this year's eerily calm Atlantic hurricane season.
This is the first time there have been
no named storms in the Atlantic from
July 3 to the end of August since 1941.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Northern Pacific,
Tropical Storm Javier is about 236 miles
south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
With maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour,
Javier is moving northwest at nearly ten miles per hour
and expected to gain speed through September 3.
Fox News reports that hurricane season
peaks on approximately September 10
and continues through November 30