Just Yesterday Tropical Depression 6 was upgraded to our forth named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season, Tropical Storm Danielle. This Afternoon, the tropical storm was upgraded to Hurricane Danielle. As of the 5pm EST National Hurricane Center advisory, Hurricane Danielle was positioned at 15.4°N 41.5°W, with maximum sustained winds of approximately 75 miles per hour. The minimum central pressure is 987 mb, and it is headed in a WNW direction at about 17 miles per hour.

Danielle is expected to strengthen to a strong category 2 hurricane within the next 24 hours, with a possibility that it may become the season’s first major category 3 hurricane. The projected path of Hurricane Danielle is one that will likely not affect any major land masses directly. The National Hurricane center projected track is included above. It will go well east of the US East coast, and likely far enough east of Bermuda to avoid any major damage to the tiny island. The tropics are certainly heating up, as there are several areas the NHC are monitoring.