ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gonzalo is bringing gusty winds to the Cabo Verde islands, while Tropical Storm Fay is slightly stronger in the eastern Atlantic.
11:11 a.m. update:
The 11 am advisory from the National Hurricane Center on Gonzalo had winds of 50 mph.
Gonzalo formed Thursday evening just off the coast of Africa. It is the seventh-named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Warnings continue for the Cabo Verde Islands, where tropical storm conditions will continue Friday.
Gonzalo is expected to remain a tropical storm, then begin to slowly weaken Friday night and into the weekend.
The storm is moving to the north-northwest and will pass near or over the Cabo Verde islands.
Gonzalo is expected to parallel the west coast of Africa this weekend.
The storm will also produce 1 to 3 inches of rainfall over the Cabo Verde islands, with heavier rainfall likely in western Africa.
In the open Atlantic, Tropical Storm Fay has become stronger.
The 11 am advisory from the National Hurricane Center had winds of 60 mph.
The system may strengthen slightly more Friday before weakening this weekend.
Fay is moving to the west at 3 mph and is now expected to slowly turn to the southwest.
The storm is anticipated to remain out to sea in the open Atlantic and will likely be a remnant low by early next week.
Fay formed early Sunday morning. It became a remnant low on Tuesday and reorganized Wednesday.
It is the sixth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Neither system will impact Florida or the United States.
Stay with Severe Weather Center 9 for the latest on the tropics all season long.
Original report:
For the first time this season, meteorologists are tracking two named storms in the Atlantic basin.
Tropical Storm Fay continues to spin over the north-central Atlantic.
The system is expected to remain over open water and weaken over the weekend, with no significant impacts to land anticipated.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Gonzalo developed overnight.
The storm currently lacks a well-defined structure, which could limit its ability to strengthen.
Gonzalo is expected to move toward the Cape Verde Islands this weekend, bringing impacts to the islands before the system weakens and turns north.
For now, neither storm poses a threat to the continental United States, but forecasters will continue to monitor both systems as they evolve.
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