Tropical Storm Fiona is the newest tropical storm in the Atlantic right now. Hopefully, Fiona will be the last tropical cyclone for the 2010 hurricane season. That could actually be possible as there is only a 10% chance of tropical cyclone formation in the Atlantic Ocean currently.
There is a broad area of low pressure located about 425 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. The shower and thunderstorm activity associated with that has changed very little in organization today. If there is any development there it will be very slow as the system is moving westward at near 15 miles per hour. There is only a low chance of this system forming a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours.
As related to Tropical Storm Fiona, there are a few watches and warnings in effect.
There are tropical storm warnings in effect for St. Martin and St. Barthelemy.
There is a tropical storm watch in effect for:
Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius.
The Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 24 hours. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible in within the watch area, in this case within the next 24 hours.
Hurricane Earl’s movement is still west-northwest. Hurricane Earl is moving at 14 miles per hour.
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