BREAKING: TROPICAL STORM WILFRED FORMS IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC; ITS FORECAST TO STAY CLEAR OF THE CARIBBEAN WHICH INCLUDES MONTSERRAT

Wilfred was centered about 630 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands and was moving west-northwest near 17 mph. Location 11.9N 32.4W. The storm comes amid a very active hurricane season in the Atlantic and “Wilfred” is the last name on the Hurricane Center’s list of storm names for the season. As the hurricane season is far from over, any other storms that form this year will be given letters of the Greek alphabet. The Greek alphabet has only been used once before, during the catastrophic 2005 hurricane season when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. That year, Wilma was named on October 17th, a full month later than we’re reaching “W” this year.