A low pressure system was located approximately 1600 kms from southeast of Bermuda. This system gained strength and turned into Tropical Storm Ian late Monday morning.
The weatherman said, "Despite becoming a tropical storm, increasing wind shear will limit strengthening as the week continues."
The weather system will move into an area where there is very little dry air and large amounts of warm water. These both factors are favorable to give more strength to the Tropical Storm. With these factors intact and gradually gaining strength over the next couple of days this weather system will remain a tropical storm this week.
The Storm is likely to continue in a north-northwest direction along the periphery of a large high pressure area southwest of the Azores. One area of thunderstorms is currently located near the southeast coast of Florida and is expected to continue on a northwest path over the next few days.
The system's movement across an unfavorable environment is expected to keep the system from developing. However, the disturbance is expected to fuel disruptive downpours across the Bahamas and Florida through midweek.
People in Caribbean and the United States are requested not to let their guard down as the Atlantic hurricane season does not officially end until Nov. 30.
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