ORLANDO, Fla. – Two tropical systems are being monitored by the National Hurricane Center in the Atlantic.
Danielle has weakened back to a tropical storm after becoming the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. Danielle was the latest-forming first Atlantic hurricane since 2013.
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Hurricane Danielle is 985 miles west of The Azores and has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with higher gusts.
There is little change expected on Saturday, though some slight strengthening is expected through Monday. NHC said Danielle could regain hurricane strength on Sunday.
Danielle is not a threat to the U.S, but the storm will get close to the Azores and eventually Europe next week.
Tropical Storm Earl is 90 miles northeast of St. Thomas and has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. The storm is moving west-northwest at 10 mph. Earl could bring heavy rain and flooding to Puerto Rico.
Earl is expected to decrease the forward motion through early Sunday and turn toward the northwest Sunday through Monday. Earl could become the second hurricane of the season by the middle of next week.
Earl is not expected to impact the lower 48 of the U.S.
The peak of hurricane season is Sept. 10.
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