MIAMI, Fla. – 3:00 a.m. Update - Wednesday, 8/11/2021
Tropical Storm Fred formed in the Caribbean Tuesday night. The storm has multiple obstacles in its way, including the mountains of Hispaniola. That interaction with land will play a large role in the storm’s fate as it weasels its way between Cuba and Florida.
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If we see any remnant impact from the storm, it would be early-to-mid next week.
It’s felt like forever since we’ve had a tropical system to tell you about in the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Elsa was our last storm, way back in early July.
The tropics are finally heating up again as the National Hurricane Center says it will begin issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Six Monday afternoon.
The system is forecast to move to the west-northwest over the Caribbean islands and potentially approach the United States this weekend or early next week.
We’ll likely see an upgrade to a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Fred soon. If the storm gets a name, it would be the sixth named storm this season.