VICTOR FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL
ATLANTIC…
AT 11 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM VICTOR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 28.9° WESTOR ABOUT 555 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.
VICTOR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. A WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION OVER THE EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND VICTOR COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH ON FRIDAY. A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
