Forecasters: Tropical Storm Erin should strengthen
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Tropical Storm Erin develops near Africa
Tropical Depression 5 has strengthened to Tropical Storm Erin and is out in the far-east Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters have issued a tropical storm warning for the southern Cape Verde Islands.
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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Erin is moving away from the Cape Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic, and it's expected to strengthen over the next two days.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Thursday that the storm's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 kph).
There are no watches or warnings in effect. An earlier warning for the Cape Verde Islands has been canceled.
The storm is centered about 115 miles (185 kilometers) west-southwest of Brava and is moving west-northwest at 15 mph (24 kph). Forecasters expect the storm to continue in that general direction over the next couple of days.