Tropical Storm Sean forms in central Atlantic: Is US in its path?
There’s a new tropical storm in the Atlantic, but it will likely not be anything for the U.S. to worry about.
The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday morning said Tropical Storm Sean has formed in the central Atlantic.
Sean is not expected to become a hurricane and will likely not threaten land before dissipating in a few days.
As of 5 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Tropical Storm Sean was located about 725 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands and was tracking to the west-northwest at 13 mph.
Sean had sustained winds estimated at 40 mph, making it a minimal tropical storm. The hurricane center said little change in strength is expected over the next few days.
Sean is forecast to stay on a northwest path, which will keep it out in the open Atlantic.
There are no other named storms in the Atlantic, but the hurricane center will also be watching a tropical wave southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands that has a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression in the upcoming week. It is forecast to track to the west and to the south of Sean over the next few days and could be a system to keep an eye on later this week.
Forecasters had also been watching a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, which will bring rain and gusty winds to the Alabama coast today and into Thursday. That system will merge with a front and is not expected develop into a tropical system, according to forecasters.