Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene formed over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday.\u00a0 At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located at latitude 17.5\u00b0N and longitude 42.4\u00b0W which put it about 1360 miles (2190 km) east of the Northern Leeward Islands.\u00a0 Paulette was moving toward the northwest at 3 m.p.h. (5 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 40 m.p.h. (65 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 50 m.p.h. (80 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 1005 mb.<\/p>\n
At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Tropical Storm Rene was located at latitude 16.1\u00b0N and longitude 22.3\u00b0W which put it about 115 miles (185 km) east of the Cabo Verde Islands.\u00a0 Rene was moving toward the west-northwest at 12 m.p.h (19 km\/h).\u00a0 The maximum sustained wind speed was 40 m.p.h. (65 km\/h) and there were wind gusts to 50 m.p.h (80 km\/h).\u00a0 The minimum surface pressure was 1001 mb.<\/p>\n
A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for the Cabo Verde Islands.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Tropical Storm Paulette formed first when former Tropical Depression Seventeen strengthened on Sunday morning.\u00a0 The circulation around Paulette exhibited more organization on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0 More thunderstorms developed in bands in the northern half of the circulation and the strongest winds were occurring in those bands,\u00a0 Bands in the southern half of the circulation consisted primarily of showers and lower clouds.\u00a0 Storms on the northern side of the center began to generate upper level divergence which pumped mass away from the tropical storm.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storm force extended out 70 miles (110 km) to the northeast of the center of Paulette.\u00a0 Winds in the other parts of the circulation were blowing at less than tropical storm force.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Paulette will move through an environment favorable for intensification during the next several days.\u00a0 Paulette will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 27.5\u00b0C.\u00a0 It will move under the western part of an upper level ridge over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0 The ridge will produce southerly winds which will blow toward the top of Tropical Storm Paulette.\u00a0 Those winds will cause vertical wind shear.\u00a0 They are probably the cause of the asymmetric distribution of thunderstorms and they will slow the rate of intensification.\u00a0 Tropical Storm Paulette will get stronger during the next day or two.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Paulette will move south of a subtropical high pressure system over the Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0 The high will steer Paulette toward the west-northwest.\u00a0 On its anticipated track Tropical Storm Paulette could be northeast of the Leeward Islands in a few days.<\/p>\n The circulation within a tropical wave over the eastern Atlantic Ocean strengthened on Sunday afternoon and the National Hurricane Center designated the system as Tropical Storm Rene.\u00a0 A distinct center of circulation formed in Rene.\u00a0 Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the center of Rene.\u00a0 The strongest thunderstorms were in bands in the western half of the circulation, but more thunderstorms were starting to develop in bands east of the center.\u00a0 Storms near the center began to generate upper level divergence which pumped mass away to the north of the tropical storm.\u00a0 Winds to tropical storms force extended out 45 miles to the north of the center of Tropical Storm Rene.\u00a0 The wind in the southern half of the circulation was blowing at less than tropical storm force.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Rene will move through an environment favorable for intensification during the next several days.\u00a0 Rene will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 27\u00b0C.\u00a0 It will move under the axis of the upper level ridge over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0 The upper level winds are weaker near the axis of the ridge and there will be less vertical wind shear.\u00a0 Tropical Storm Rene is likely to intensify and it could strengthen into a hurricane later this week.<\/p>\n Tropical Storm Rene will also move south of the subtropical high pressure system over the Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0 The high will steer Rene toward the west-northwest during the next two to three days.\u00a0 On its anticipated track Tropical Storm Rene will move across the Cabo Verde Islands during the next 24 ours.\u00a0 Rene will bring gusty winds and locally heavy rain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene formed over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday.\u00a0 At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Tropical Storm Paulette was located at latitude 17.5\u00b0N and longitude 42.4\u00b0W which put it about 1360 miles (2190 km) east of the Northern Leeward Islands.\u00a0 Paulette was moving toward the northwest at 3 m.p.h. 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