Tropical Storm Fiona
Position: 15.1N 50.8W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 23 mph [37 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1007 mb.
Currently about 745 miles [1195 km] East of the Leeward Islands.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius.
This is the former Invest 97 that has been restrained by Saharan Air Layer [SAL] of dry air for several days. It has been a candidate for becoming a tropical depression for almost two days, and when it finally cleared the SAL it jumped directly to tropical storm status. It will probably follow the track of Danielle and Earl.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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