Sept. 3 at 10:32 a.m. EDT and the visible image showed a weak circulation in Fiona’s center. It also appeared that Fiona’s clouds were “stretched” from north (where the circulation center is located) to far south of the circulation. GOES-13 is operated by NOAA, who also flew in hurricane hunter aircraft this morning and confirmed weaker sustained winds near 45 mph. The GOES-13 image was created by NASA’s GOES Project out of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

Satellite data also showed that convection (rapidly rising air that forms the thunderstorms that power Fiona) was diminished near her center of circulation. Increased wind shear is battering and weakening Fiona as she makes her way north-northeast.

On Friday, September 3, a tropical storm warning was in effect for Bermuda. The island can expect tropical-storm-force winds during the evening hours and Saturday morning, September 3. Fiona will bring about 1 to 3 inches of rainfall to Bermuda as it continues on its northeasterly track.

Tropical depression of the eastern Pacific Season formed on Sept. 2, and is maintaining its strength. NASA infrared imagery did reveal some strong convection in the center of Tropical Depression 10E (TD10E) on Sept. 2, and if the convection continues increasing it could become a tropical storm briefly over the weekend.

On Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. EDT Tropical depression 10-E had maximum sustained winds near 34 mph, and was centered about 205 mile south of the southern tip of Baja California near 20.0 North and 110.4 West, moving west-northwest at 8 mph. Estimated minimum sea level pressure is 1000 millibars.

TD10E may become a tropical storm this weekend before it weakens again. If it does make tropical storm status it would be named Georgette. TD10E is forecast to move west into the open waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean over the weekend.