All eyes are connected not one, but 2 systems successful the Tropics arsenic the Atlantic hurricane play is acold from over.
The first: Fred.
As of 5 p.m., Fred remained a tropical slump with maximums sustained winds astir 35 mph.
Forecasters accidental tropical slump Fred is dilatory strengthening and could regain tropical tempest presumption Friday oregon by Saturday. A crook toward the northwest is expected connected Saturday, and this wide question should proceed done aboriginal Monday.
The National Hurricane Center expects Fred to attack the Keys connected Saturday and southwest Florida connected Sunday.
Fred became a tropical tempest connected Tuesday but weakened to a slump arsenic it spun implicit Haiti and the Dominican Republic, wherever it knocked retired powerfulness to immoderate 400,000 customers and caused flooding.
The second: Tropical Depression Seven.
As of 5 p.m., TD-7 was astir 675 miles from the Leeward Islands. It’s max sustained winds were 35 mph, and portion of the cone included confederate Florida.
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The slump was moving to the westbound adjacent 22 mph. According to the NHC, the the halfway of the slump is forecast to determination implicit the Leeward Islands Saturday night, implicit the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico connected Sunday, and past implicit the Dominican Republic connected Monday.
The NHC said the slump could go a tropical tempest Friday nighttime oregon connected Saturday.
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