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Tropical Storm Fay Strengthens, Expected To Weaken Friday

Storm expected to weaken Friday as Invest 90 organizes in eastern Atlantic

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Tropical Storm Fay will weaken as Invest 90 becomes better organized.

Tropical Storm Fay was located near latitude 29.8 North, longitude 41.2 West and is moving west around 6 mph.

The generally westward motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected over the next few days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph with higher gusts and additional strengthening is possible through tonight.

A gradual weakening trend is expected on Friday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure has dropped to 1005 mb or 29.68 inches.

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In the far eastern Atlantic Invest 90, located a few hundred miles south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands, is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

This system could become a short-lived tropical depression or a tropical storm later today or on Friday while it moves northwestward to northward.

Increasing upper-level winds, however, should prevent further development by the weekend.

The formation chance through 48 hours and 7 days is now 70 percent.