First Warning Weather: Tracking Tropical Storm Fred

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BALTIMORE (WJZ)--WJZ's First Warning Weather Team is tracking Tropical Storm Fred.

Update, Aug.30, 2015, 11:00 p.m.: Tropical Storm Fred is currently moving NW with winds at 15mph. The NWS says the system should remain over marginally warm sea surface temperatures with moderate vertical shear for the next day or so, and sounding data from Sal in the Cape Verde Islands indicate that the Saharan Air Layer is not very prominent ahead of Fred. Given these factors in the short term, the storm is likely to strengthen into a hurricane overnight.

A Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the Cape Verde Islands.

Update, Aug.30, 2015, 5:00 p.m.: Tropical Storm Fred formed in the Atlantic Ocean today and continues to strengthen on Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service says additional strengthening is expected and it could become a hurricane late Sunday night or early Monday.

Fred's current location is 150 miles east south east of Praia in the Cape Verde Islands.

A Hurricane Warning has been issued for the Cape Verde Islands.