Hurricane Danielle Path: Spaghetti Models as Storm Gathers Strength

As Hurricane Danielle strengthens in the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters do not expect that it will pose a threat to land in the coming days. At this point, spaghetti models—computer models illustrating potential tropical cyclone paths—show the storm in the middle of the ocean, but far from landmasses.

"Danielle appears to not be a threat to land in the next week, however, shipping interests should note the location and strength of the storm," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dan Pydynowski said Thursday afternoon.

There are no coastal warnings in effect for the storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

On Friday morning, Tropical Storm Danielle strengthened and became the first Atlantic hurricane in 2022, the National Hurricane Center announced. The storm currently has maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, according to the center.

The latest public advisory from the center about the storm, published on Friday, stated that the hurricane is "forecast to meander over the open Atlantic during the next couple of days, then slowly turn toward the northeast early next week."

"Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days," the center stated. It noted that the storm currently poses no threat to land.

In addition, the center said that hurricane-force winds are currently extending from the center of the storm by 15 miles and that tropical storm-force winds are extending out by 115 miles.

A spokesperson for the hurricane center told Newsweek on Thursday that the then-tropical storm was expected to "wander during the next few days," and that it was likely to become a hurricane.

Newsweek has reached out to the National Hurricane Center for additional comment.

In an interview with Newsweek in late July, Dan Kottlowski, a meteorologist and the lead hurricane forecaster at AccuWeather, noted that hurricane season in the Atlantic was off to a below average start, with the strength and length of storms less intense than typical.

"Until you get into August you don't really see what the whole picture looks like," Kottlowski said of this year's hurricane season. "We've got these sophisticated computer models and they're all pointing to a robust situation evolving during August. People should not be surprised if we see a big ramp up in August because that's typical."

Last month, the Farmers' Almanac predicted that the U.S. should prepare for "extreme weather" this coming winter, warning of snow, rain and "record-breaking cold temperatures."

Update 9/2/2022 at 12:45 p.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information.