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Hurricane Francine takes aim at Louisiana coast; tropical depression forms in Atlantic

Francine expected make Louisiana landfall

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ORLANDO, Fla. – As Hurricane Francine, which officially strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday, continues its track toward the coast of Louisiana, it is expected to make landfall by late Wednesday.

The storm is then projected to weaken into a depression and a remnant low as it moves into Tennessee by the early part of next week.

As of Wednesday morning, Francine has maximum sustained winds of 90 mph.

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Francine is the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

4 areas watched

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring four areas for potential development, including a tropical depression.

Tropical Depression 7, located few hundred miles to the west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, formed in the Atlantic. It has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.

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Another area of low pressure, designated as Invest 92L, could have slight development in the next day or so. It has a 30% chance of development.

The NHC highlighted another area several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands, designated as Invest 94L, but environmental conditions will be unfavorable for development. It has a 10% percent chance of development.

A non-tropical area of low pressure could form a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coastline. It could have some subtropical or tropical development early next week as it drifts slowly northward. It has a 20% chance of development in the next seven days.

The next named storm is Gordon.

Hurricane season runs through November.

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