(Miami) Tropical Storm Fiona , the sixth named storm of the season, formed in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday night and the US National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for several islands.
Tropical Storm Fiona has been located about 1046 kilometers east of the Leeward Islands in the northeast Caribbean Sea
Tropical storm watches have been issued for the Dutch islands Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat and Anguilla, according to meteorologists.
People in the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico should monitor the progress of this system,” the agency said.
As of 11 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, the low was moving at 26 km/h, with sustained winds and gusts of about 85 km/h, according to the National Hurricane Center in the United States.
"The center of the system is forecast to move into the Leeward Islands on Friday or Friday evening and be near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend," the National Hurricane Center advisory said.
Tropical Storm Fiona formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday evening and forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for several islands.
Tropical Storm Fiona was located about 580 miles east of the Leeward Islands, and tropical storm watches were issued for Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, and Anguilla.
The storm currently poses no threat to South Florida.
At 5 a.m. on Thursday, Fiona was moving west at 13 mph with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph. Little change in strength is forecast during the next few days.
Fiona, the season's sixth named storm, is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches with isolated higher amounts across the northern Leeward Islands, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and eastern Hispaniola
Swells generated by Fiona are expected to begin affecting the northern Leeward Islands by early Friday. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
On the forecast track, the center of Fiona is forecast to move through the Leeward Islands late Friday and Friday night, and move near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend.
Fiona is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches with isolated higher amounts across the northern Leeward Islands, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola, the hurricane center said. Swells generated by Fiona are expected to begin affecting the northern Leeward Islands by early Friday. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
“On the forecast track, the center of Fiona is forecast to move through the Leeward Islands late Friday and Friday night, and move near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend,” the hurricane center advisory said.
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