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Kirk is still a tropical storm, but probably not for long.
The National Hurricane Center said Kirk, who collapsed on Monday in the central Atlantic, had recovered and that tropical storm watches and warnings had been issued for the Lesser Antilles.
On Wednesday at 4 am, Tropical Storm Kirk was about 470 miles east of Barbados and was moving west at 18 mph.
Kirk had winds of 45 mph, which made it a minimal tropical storm.
Hurricane Center says Air Reserve reconnaissance aircraft
take a closer look at Kirk later this morning to provide more detailed information on his intensity.
Tropical storm warnings were issued for Barbados and Saint Lucia, and a watch was in effect for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The hurricane center said Kirk would go to Barbados and north of the Windward Islands Thursday afternoon and settle in the Caribbean on Friday morning.
Kirk could be a tropical storm again, but it should not become a hurricane and could quickly weaken Friday once in the Caribbean.
The storm could bring 4 to 6 inches of rain to the islands, some areas up to 10 inches, which could lead to deadly floods and mudslides.
The hurricane center was also monitoring two other areas for development on Wednesday.
The first, associated with the remains of Hurricane Florence, was located about 100 miles south-southwest of Cape Hatteras, NS, early Wednesday.
The hurricane center said the chances of becoming a tropical depression decreased before the upper level winds became more unfavorable later in the day.
It could bring rain and scattered storms to the stricken parts of the Carolinas.
The system is expected to move along or near the North Carolina coast later in the morning, then merge with a frontal system or dissipate off New England on Thursday.
Forecasters also observed post-tropical storm Leslie in the central Atlantic, which could acquire tropical or subtropical characteristics on Thursday or Friday as it winds its way offshore. Leslie should not affect the land.
