ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Fay has strengthened in the open Atlantic, while another system could organize in the next 48 hours.
The 11 am advisory from the National Hurricane Center had winds of 50 mph.
Fay was upgraded to a tropical storm on Wednesday night and was previously a tropical storm earlier in the week.
The system may strengthen more before weakening by Friday.
Fay is moving to the west at 6 mph and is expected to maintain its westward movement over the next several days.
The complex is anticipated to remain out to sea in the open Atlantic, while likely be a remnant low by the weekend.
Fay formed early Sunday morning. It became a remnant low on Tuesday and reorganized on Wednesday.
It is the sixth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Elsewhere, a second area in the eastern Atlantic could soon become a tropical depression or tropical storm.
The area, known as Invest 90L, is moving northward toward the Cabo Verde islands and has organized some.
It could be a short-lived system as it continues to move north.
Those interested in the Cabo Verde islands should monitor the progress of this system, as heavy rainfall is possible.
Neither system will impact Florida or the United States.
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