Tropical Sandy to Become a Hurricane as it Moves through Cuba and the Bahamas This Week.

Tropical Storm Sandy is forecast to become a late season hurricane this week as it moves through Cuba and the Bahamas.  The storm is forecast to produce wind and across eastern Florida by Friday.  The storm is now forecast to be pushed out to see by an approaching trough from the Midwest so that it will not directly affect the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.  The complex scenario for a coastal storm that was forecast by earlier GFS runs is presently not on the table as the trough is expected to become negatively tilted but not cutoff by next Tuesday.  Elsewhere, there is a slight risk of severe weather in parts of the Midwest and the Great Lakes on Wednesday.

George Wright is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist for Wright Weather Consulting, LLC. George is also a meteorologist with ABC News and Cablevision News 12. Our website is WrightWeather.com.