Former Hurricane Tammy made a transition back to a tropical storm east of Bermuda on Friday morning. At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Friday the center of Tropical Storm Tammy was located at latitude 32.2°N and longitude 61.1°W which put it about 215 miles (350 km) east of Bermuda. Tammy was moving toward the northwest at 3 m.p.h. (5 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 65 m.p.h. (95 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 80 m.p.h. (130 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 988 mb.

Former Hurricane Tammy made a transition from an extratropical cyclone back to a tropical storm east of Bermuda on Friday morning. The circulation of Tropical Storm Tammy became separated from the occluded front that had formed on Thursday. More thunderstorms formed near the center of Tammy’s circulation. The circulation became more symmetrical and it had the appearance of a tropical storm on visible satellite images. Based on the changes in the circulation’s structure, the U.S. National Hurricane Center designated Tammy as a tropical storm again.

Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the center of Tropical Storm Tammy. Storms near the center generated upper level divergence that pumped mass away from the tropical storm. Winds to tropical storm force extended out 205 miles (335 km) in the northern side of Tammy’s circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out 90 miles in the southern side of the circulation.

Tropical Storm Tammy will be in an environment somewhat favorable for intensification during the next 24 hours. Tammy will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperatures are near 26°C. It will be in a region where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. Tropical Storm Tammy could intensify back to a hurricane during the next 24 hours.

Tropical Storm Tammy will be in an area where the steering level winds are weak during the next 12 hours. Tammy could meander east of Bermuda during the rest of Friday. A high pressure system centered southeast of Bermuda will steer Tropical Storm Tammy toward the east during the weekend. On its anticipated track, Tropical Storm Tammy will move away from Bermuda during the weekend.