A little late in the season, the nineth named storm to form is Tropical Storm Ida at 4pm today. Current forecasts shows that Tropical Storm Ida was located about 75 miles east of Bluefields, Nicaragua and moving towards the west-northwest at 6 mph. A turn to the northwest and a decrease in forward speed is expected over the next couple of days. On the forecast track Ida should make landfall along the east coast of Nicaragua overnight.The maximum sustained winds are 60 mph and the minimum pressure is 996 mb. Some further intensification is possible before landfall.This is a great reminder to all that even in November, we need to still be prepared for possible storms!
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