Karen continues to weaken, depression by Friday; muggier conditions return

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Karen is still expected to loop during this week's end, and likely to become a remanent low by Saturday.

The storm continues to lose its tropical structure as strong, northerly wind shear penetrates the already disorganized system.

The good news is that Karen will dissipate and not be a threat to the U.S.

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#Karen loses more of its structure. Northerly shear is really giving it a punch. Expect Karen to be a remnant low by Saturday. Not a worry for the US.

Karen continúa perdiendo su estructura por vientos cortantes del norte. Karen pasará a la historia a más tardar el sábado. pic.twitter.com/GxEqhfqZO5
— Irene Sans (@IreneSans) September 26, 2019

HURRICANE LORENZO

Lorenzo became the fifth hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It has continued to intensify and it is now a Category 4 Major Hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. Lorenzo will continue to be a major hurricane through the weekend. It is not only a strong hurricane but also a very large hurricane with hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 45 miles from its center and tropical storm-force winds up to 225 miles from its center.

The good news is that Lorenzo will stay over the eastern Atlantic without affecting any land.

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WEEKLY FORECAST

This week's forecast calls for a dry weather pattern with highs near 90 and nearly no chances for rain. Thursday's forecast calls for slightly warmer temperatures with a high of 92 and mostly sunny skies.

The winds will be a bit stronger Thursday through Saturday, from the east.

Humidity will slowly start to increase and it will start to feel muggier each day. By Sunday, there could be some isolated showers across Central Florida.

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