Tropical Storm Ida expected to stall in Atlantic; tropical depression

Tropical Storm Ida, the ninth named Atlantic storm of 2015, was located about 965 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands and was moving east-southeast at 5 mph, according to the 4 a.m. CDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

The storm’s maximum sustained winds Tuesday were 45 miles per hour.

The MODIS image showed that Ida appeared to be dealing with wind shear as the storm was not circular.

He said global forecast models generally agree that Ida will continue a mostly eastward drift over the next two days.

Tropical Storm Ida’s forecast path, as of Tuesday morning (Sept. 22). DPR found that some thunderstorms were dropping rain at a rate of over 142 mm (5.6 inches) per hour.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1,005 mb (29.68 inches).

Ida also will begin moving northwest to north, but remain far from land.

“A north-north-west motion with a decrease in forward speed, is expected today”.

Meanwhile, a tropical depression that moved from the Pacific over Mexico has dissipated.

The National Hurricane Center predicts that Ida will become even more powerful and may become a hurricane within the next couple days.