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Fred Almost A Hurricane
September 8, 2009
(Updated 11 a.m.) Tropical Storm Fred has almost reached hurricane strength, with winds increasing to 65 mph.
Tropical Storm Fred was located near latitude 11.9 north, longitude 28.6 west or about 345 miles south of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.
Freds moving toward the west near 14 mph. A turn toward the west-northwest and a slight decrease in forward speed is forecast during the next day or two.
Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph with higher gusts. Strengthening is forecast over the next couple of days.
Computer models are currently predicting that the storm will turn northward into the Atlantic and never become a threat to land.
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