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A strong non-tropical low is centered about 1000 miles WSW of the Azores Islands. The storm appears close to acquiring tropical characteristics, so it could become Tropical Storm Delta at any time. It would, however, offer no immediate threat to any land areas.

The latest projected path of newly formed Tropical Storm Gamma has the system hitting the Southwest Florida coast sometime Monday.Gamma formed off the coast of Central America and tropical storm warnings were issued for the entire coast of Belize and the Bay Islands of Honduras. Mexico issued a tropical storm watch for the eastern Yucatan Peninsula, which was hit hard in October by Hurricane Wilma. The long-term track from the National Hurricane Center indicated that Gamma may take a track similar to Wilma's and head northeast toward the Florida Peninsula. Wilma tore across the southern portion of the state on...