A DEPRESSION over the central Atlantic Ocean strengthened on Wednesday afternoon into Tropical Storm Fiona to become the sixth named storm of the season.
The depression was centred about 840 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands at 11am and moving west-northwest at 15mph. It is expected to slow during the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds are near 35mph with higher gusts. The storm is forecast to strengthen over the next 48 hours.
Meanwhile a tropical ‘wave' is forecast by the National Hurricane Center to move off the coast of Africa on Saturday.
Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive to slow development early next week while the system moves generally westward and passes near the Cape Verde Islands over the weekend.
The chance of it forming into a system in the next five days is low at 20 per cent.
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