Gaston still a threat to redevelop
Posted: 11:17 AM EDT on September 05, 2010
For the first time since August 22, when Danielle became a tropical storm, there are no named storms active in the Atlantic. There no indications that today's break in the action represents a beginning of an extended quiet period in the Atlantic, though. The remains of Tropical Storm Gaston, located about 700 miles east of the Lesser Antilles Islands and moving west at about 13 mph, are close to reaching tropical depression status again. Gaston may threaten the Lesser Antilles Islands on Tuesday, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, the Dominican Republic on Thursday, and Haiti, Jamaica, and/or the Turks and Caicos Islands by Friday.
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