Aug 15, 2009 9:30 pm US/Eastern
Tropical Storm Ana Races West; Bill Just Behind
Tropical Storm Bill Expected To Become Hurricane Over Next Few Days
MIAMI (CBS) ―
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Tropical Storm Ana 5-day cone as of 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009.
National Hurricane Center
The first Tropical Storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season has formed off the west coast of Africa.
The National Hurricane Center is now tracking Tropical Storm Ana as it makes its way across the Atlantic.
South Florida is in the five-day cone, CBS station WFOR-TV reported. It is not yet clear what strength Ana might have if she were to hit land in Florida, according to WFOR-TV's Chief Meteorologist David Bernard.
The government of the Netherland Antilles issued a tropical storm watch for St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius on Saturday. Tropical Storm watches could still be issued for parts of the Leeward Islands.
At 5 p.m., the center of Tropical Storm Ana was at latitude 14.4 north and longitude 50.0 west or about 805 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands.
Ana is moving toward the west at 17 mph.
The storm has an estimated minimum central pressure of 1005 mb, or 29.68 inches. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 miles per hour with tropical storm force winds extending out up to 70 miles from the center, WFOR-TV reported.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Bill, the second named storm of the Atlantic season, formed further to the east and forecasters said they expected it to strengthen and become a hurricane over the next few days.
Tropical Storm Bill also had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph and was moving west near 16 mph. It was expected to get stronger within the next day or so and was about 820 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
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CBS4 chief meteorologist David Bernard's blog on the latest developments.
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