Forecasters: Beryl could return later this week

Tropical Storm Beryl is no more, but forecasters say there is the possibility for it to become a tropical cyclone again later this week when it moves across the Bahamas and the western Atlantic. And Tropical Storm Chris is still churning off the Carolinas and expected to strengthen.

In its 11 p.m. and final advisory on Beryl on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said what was left of the tropical storm was about 305 miles southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Beryl’s remnants were moving toward the west-northwest near 26 mph.

There are no tropical storm watches or warnings. However, the hurricane center said, “Interests in the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti should monitor the progress of the remnants of Beryl.” The tropical wave is also is expected to produce 2-3 inches of rain through today with possible isolated amounts up to 5 inches. Forecasters said Beryl could make a comeback closer to Florida later in the week.

“There appears to be an opportunity for the remnants of Beryl to regenerate into a tropical cyclone when the system moves through the Bahamas and into the southwestern Atlantic,” forecasters said. “The combination of the favorable upper-level wind flow pattern in conjunction with sea-surface temperatures of [82-84 degrees Fahrenheit] should yield conditions conducive for the reformation of a tropical cyclone.”

How strong or reorganized Beryl 2.0 becomes depends on how it fares after interacting with Hispaniola, the hurricane center said. Forecasters gave it a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm again within the next 5 days.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Chris was about 215 miles southsoutheast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph in its 11 a.m update Monday. The center said Chris is expected to become a hurricane today. For now, its tropical-stormforce winds extend outward up to 70 miles from the center.

Chris is stationary, but a northeasterly movement is forecast to begin late today, according to the hurricane center. Chris — as a tropical storm or hurricane — is not expected to make landfall anywhere along the U.S. East Coast, the hurricane center said, but it could have an impact.