Hurricane, Atlantic and Tropical Storm Fernand
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"We are watching a tropical wave near the Windward Islands with a medium chance of becoming a tropical depression," the NHC said Sunday.
Dangerous heat is impacting more than 30 million people in the West this weekend, with heat alerts in effect from Arizona to Washington.
A new tropical depression formed Wednesday that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Gabrielle and strengthen further into a hurricane in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of the NHC’s 5 a.
Tropical Storm Fernand is expected to form this weekend and follow on Hurricane Erin's heels past the East Coast.
Hurricane Gabrielle is now expected to become a major Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph as rapidly as Monday night, according to a National Hurricane Center forecast. However, it is expected to weaken quickly afterward as it hits drier air and wind shear, forecasters said.