Tropical Storm Fiona Forms In The Atlantic; Watches Issued in the Caribbean | The Weather Channel

Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Central Atlantic. Winds have increased to 50 mph. Here's the latest:

It will reach the Lesser Antilles of the northeastern Caribbean by Friday.Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic and will impact the northeast Caribbean islands with heavy rainfall and gusty winds in the coming days., even with recent hurricanes Danielle and then Earl remaining over the open Atlantic Ocean.. B​ut the parade of disturbances coming off Africa continues in the heart of hurricane season. One of those has now become the newest tropical storm.

Some computer forecast models suggest the system may eventually face somewhat more wind shear as it moves farther west-northwest, which could at least hamper development for a time as it moves through the northeast Caribbean islands.Dry air is a​nother obstacle this system may face. Dry air lies ahead of its path for the next several days. This dry air has been stubbornly persistent through much of this hurricane season.

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