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Several factors influencing future Imelda’s track

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Future Imelda has had an interesting and uncertain forecast. However, models are beginning to agree that Imelda will most likely be tugged back out to sea, after making a sharp eastward turn off the Southeast Coast. w

Breakdown
  • Imelda's movement is influenced by upper-level flow and warm water ahead. 1s
  • Current conditions are not ideal for strengthening, unlike Hurricane Umberto's environment. 11s
  • Two possible scenarios exist, but landfall is becoming less likely. 24s
  • Models increasingly agree Imelda will move slowly and be pulled east by Hurricane Umberto. 41s
  • Forecasters are observing model consensus on the storm's eastward motion. 51s
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