Tropical Storm Jerry is still looking quite disorganized. The storm's clouds are spread out, with the storm's main activity pushed to the south and east of its center.
Recent observations show that the storm's center may be stretching out, and its central pressure is gradually rising.
The storm produced heavy rainfall across the Leeward Islands but soon conditions will be improving as it moves farther away.
Currently, Jerry is moving N at about 15 mph. This movement will take it away from the Leeward Islands and continue in that direction through the weekend, keeping Jerry’s center southeast of Bermuda by Sunday.
The forecast is largely consistent among meteorological models, and little change has been made to the track predictions. Looking ahead into early next week, Jerry is expected to turn northeast.
Jerry has not improved in structure over the past few days due to strong northwesterly winds. Therefore, little to no strengthening is anticipated for the near future.
While some models indicate that wind shear may ease slightly this weekend, forecasts suggest only modest strengthening, and the likelihood of Jerry becoming a hurricane is not likely.
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A new storm named Karen formed earlier in the northeastern Atlantic. However, the storm has since lost its tropical characteristics and is now a post-tropical cyclone.
