Hurricane Epsilon moves slowly, rip currents, high surf for Central Florida’s east coast; monitoring a Caribbean disturbance

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Epsilon continues to meander very slowly southeast of Bermuda. It is expected to remain about 200 miles east of Bermuda, but the island could receive intermittent tropical-storm-force winds starting later today through Saturday morning.

A tropical storm warning is in effect for Bermuda. Dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents are expected for Bermuda.

Hurricane Epsilon is expected to make a northward turn tonight through Friday night, and an acceleration toward the northeast over the weekend.

As the hurricane moves to the north, it is expected to gradually weaken as it enters cooler waters.

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The extensive hurricane has hurricane-for winds very close to its center, outward only 15 miles from the center, but the tropical-storm-force winds extend 310 miles from the center.

Another tropical wave with possible development

A tropical disturbance located over the western Caribbean as a low chance to develop within the next two days. This disturbance will move over Cuban and the Florida Straits, arriving to the Bahamas area during the weekend.

Once over the Bahamas, the system has a chance to develop, but the window for development is short.

There is the chance to have a brief tropical system, perhaps a tropical depression during the weekend east of Florida as the area of disturbed weather moves to the northeast.

South Florida and the Bahamas will remain wet and stormy on Friday and through the weekend.

Central Florida will have better luck as rain chance will remain slightly lower than normal, about 30 percent of Central Florida should receive measurable rain.

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