Tropical Storm Karen formed near the Windward Islands of the far eastern Caribbean from a tropical low pressure area. This storm will be encountering unfavorable conditions for significant development over the next several days, however, an Atlantic High Pressure area will be steering Karen somewhat northerly for the next few days from it’s current location. Persons in Puerto Rico can expect Tropical Storm force conditions by sometime this Tuesday. Once this storm moves north of Puerto Rico, the steering currents may bring it more northwesterly starting late this coming week. If that slight turn takes place, persons along the Southeast and East Central US could possibly be affected by Named Storm Karen in just over a week, although long range track modeling is imprecise that many days out. We are recommending that persons in coastal areas from Florida to the North Carolina – Virginia border monitor the progress of this storm.
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Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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