Tropical Storm Karen Forms In The Gulf
Data from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicates that the area of low pressure located over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico has become a tropical storm (Karen) and is producing winds of up to 60 mph in the extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico.
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This system has a high chance near 100 percent of becoming a hurricane within the next 48 hours and a high chance near 100 percent of becoming a hurricane during the next 5 days as it moves north-northwestward.
A special advisory will be issued within the next hour and hurricane and tropical storm watches will be issued for portions of the northern gulf coast.
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