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Isaac, which became a hurricane late this past week, became a post-tropical storm over the open waters of the North Atlantic south of Iceland and west of the United Kingdom on Monday.
Disruptive breezes, called wind shear, also remain low in the region. AccuWeather experts are calling for a tropical storm to form by Monday night and a hurricane by Tuesday afternoon.
The tropical waves have struggled with vast areas of dry air and disruptive breezes, called wind shear, over the past month. These conditions are quite common during July over the prime ...
"Wind shear is generally low, the atmosphere is moist and water temperatures are plenty warm to foster development later this week to this weekend for the leading tropical wave," AccuWeather Lead ...
The wind shear could cause either system to dip below tropical storm strength. For context, a hurricane has sustained winds of 74 mph or greater while a tropical storm has sustained winds of 39-73 ...
Between Friday and Sunday, the Atlantic feature will have conditions conducive to further organization, including low wind shear and warm water. Because of the growing threat, AccuWeather ...
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The tropical disturbance, or tropical wave, appeared Sunday morning to be getting more organized because of a lack of wind shear, or winds blowing in different directions, meteorologists said.