Tropical Storm Gordon just formed in the Atlantic. It is the 7th tropical cyclone for the Atlantic hurricane season. It approximately 1700 miles east northeast of the Territory.
At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Gordon was located near latitude 19.4 North, longitude 38.6 West. Gordon is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h) and the storm is expected to move more to the west this weekend and Monday.
The Department of Disaster Management will continue to monitor Tropical Storm Gordon as it continues to track westward. There are no watches or warnings issued for the territory at this time
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