Hurricane Nigel IR image
Hurricane Nigel is encountering wind shear and the eye is now open to the northeast, however, it still is maintaining a max wind of 85 knots with significant wave heights to 10 meters (33 feet). Nigel is moving toward the north at 13 knots, but should turn northeastward during Wednesday and accelerate.
Some short-term strengthening is still possible, however, in a couple of days,Nigel will be moving over colder sea temperatures with increasing wind shear which should steadily weaken the storm, finally transitioning into an extratropical low within 72 hours.
Hurricane Nigel Official Track Forecast from NOAA NHC
