Dexter loses tropical status; 2 other systems being monitored
Dexter becomes extratropical as attention shifts to two areas in the Atlantic basin
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Dexter has officially lost its tropical characteristics, becoming a post-tropical cyclone over the North Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Thursday in its final advisory on the system.
Dexter was located about 390 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. The system is expected to continue strengthening as an extratropical storm-force low through Friday before weakening over the weekend.
The storm poses no threat to land.
Elsewhere in the Tropics
While Dexter exits the picture, two other systems are being monitored for potential development.
A weak low-pressure area a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. Coast is producing minimal thunderstorm activity. While environmental conditions are not favorable now, slow development is possible over the weekend as it drifts north or northeast, staying well off the East Coast.
A tropical wave in the central Atlantic is showing signs of increased activity. Conditions could become more favorable by late weekend or early next week, and a tropical depression may form as it moves west-northwest across the basin.
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