Forecasters are monitoring Hurricane Imelda, now a Category 1 hurricane, as it moves away from Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Center. According to an early morning advisory on Thursday, Oct. 2 , from the NHC, the hurricane is located about 170 miles east-northeast of Bermuda.

Invest 94L became Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine and will be named Imelda when it becomes a hurricane. If Imelda and Hurricane Humberto get close enough, they may pinwheel around a common point in a phenomenon known as the Fujiwhara Effect, which will send Imelda out to sea.

The latest updates follow the Atlantic seeing twin hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center said on Wednesday that swells, high surf, and dangerous rip currents would likely continue "along much of the East Coast the [over] next several days."

Two tropical cyclones are barreling through the Atlantic on a potential collision course — and in the unlikely event that they clash, a freak weather event merging them into one monster storm could wreak havoc along the East Coast.

The National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Saturday advisory reported that the potential tropical cyclone is in the Atlantic Ocean, 145 miles northwest of the Eastern Tip of Cuba and 145 miles south of the Central Bahamas. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, is moving to the northwest at 9 mph.

Forecasters say PTC Nine could intensify into a tropical storm over the weekend as it tracks through the Bahamas.

Now, the NHC has the ability to issue tropical cyclone advisories up to 72 hours before the anticipated arrival of storm surge or tropical-storm-force winds on land. This allows for longer lead times when there is a significant risk of wind and storm surge impacts.

Forecasts predict wild temperature swings in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley this week, ranging from lows in the 30s to highs near 80.

Tropical Cyclone Paolo has become stronger and is now a severe tropical storm being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the weather bureau PAGASA said.

By the end of September, the U.S. usually has at least one hurricane landfall, if not several. Not so in 2025. Four hurricanes have formed so far in the Atlantic season and none have hit the U.S. In fact,

There are no coastal watches, warnings or advisories in currently in effect for Hawaii, and the NWS Hawaii website states, “Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during the next seven days between 140 West and 180.” Email John Burnett at [email protected].