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Nicole Weakens, Becomes Post-Tropical

November 3, 2020
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologists
Post-Tropical Storm Nicole continues to move across the open Atlantic, and the large storm will cause problems to northern Atlantic shipping lanes. However, since Nicole has lost its tropical characteristics, updates for Nicole have ended.

As of 5 a.m. AST (EDT), Nicole was located near 47.1 N and 39.5 W, or about 640 miles east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, Canada. Nicole's wind speeds have dropped to 65 mph. It is moving to the north-northeast at 31 mph, and its minimum central pressure is at 969 mb, or 28.62 inches of mercury.

Nicole has had a long history, forming south of Bermuda and ambling across the western Atlantic for a few days. After strengthening into a Category 4 monster, Nicole made a direct hit on Bermuda last Thursday. A WeatherBug Live Tracking Station at the Mid-Ocean Club in St. George’s, Bermuda, saw a gust of 124 mph. The locals who stayed on the island during the storm witnessed the entire eye of Nicole engulf the island producing a calm wind as it passed directly over them. At one time with the passage of Nicole, 90 percent of the island was without power.

Nicole’s swells will create dangerous surf conditions and rip current throughout the Atlantic Ocean, from the Bahamas northward along the Atlantic seaboard into the Canadian Maritimes. These swells will also affect Iceland, Europe, and the northwest coast of Africa the next few days.