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Sean forms as tropical storm but drops to depression; won't impact Caribbean or Florida

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Posted at 8:16 AM, Oct 11, 2023
and last updated 2023-10-11 22:58:40-04

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sean dropped to a tropical depression late Wednesday night after becoming a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean. It's not expected to pose a threat to the Caribbean Sea or Florida.

According to the 11 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Sean has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and is moving west-northwest at 13 mph. Sean was about 860 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.

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WPTV First Alert Weather meteorologist Jennifer Correa said Sean will stay over the open waters of the central tropical Atlantic and will not impact the Caribbean or Florida.

Also a broad area of low pressure several hundred miles to the south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms. Formation chance through seven days: 30%.