Photo Credit: AccuWeather Hurricane Irma

Yesterday it was just a tropical storm, but Irma has rapidly strengthened and is now a category 2 hurricane, still located far in the Atlantic west of Cabo Verde and at the time it poses NO threat to land according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The update provided by the NHC reads:

1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Irma was located
near latitude 16.9 North, longitude 33.8 West. Irma is moving toward
the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). This general motion is
forecast through early Friday, followed by a generally westward
motion on Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 100 mph (155 km/h)
with higher gusts. Irma is forecast to become a major hurricane by
tonight and is expected to be an extremely dangerous hurricane for
the next several days.

At this point and considering the trajectory that Irma is following it does not pose a threat to Costa Rica.

The hurricane is far away still that it doesn’t represent a threat immediately. Experts will continue to monitor Irma in the next few days as depending on the path it takes it could weaken or continue to strengthen.

“It is way too soon to say with certainty where and if this system will impact the United States”, said AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski.

The next update regarding Hurricane Irma will be provided by the NHC at the end of the day.

Watch the following video to see how Irma progressed from a Tropical Storm to a Hurricane and the possible paths it could take;