{"id":32548,"date":"2023-06-02T14:18:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T18:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=32548"},"modified":"2023-06-02T14:18:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T18:18:23","slug":"tropical-storm-arlene-forms-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-west-of-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/06\/02\/tropical-storm-arlene-forms-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-west-of-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Arlene forms in the Gulf of Mexico west of Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tropical Storm Arlene<\/a> has formed west of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a 2 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tropical storm, the second storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, continues to move south at 5 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arlene isn’t expected to remain a tropical storm for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hurricane Center predicted it will weaken later tonight, becoming a remnant low Saturday as it runs into wind shear and dry air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 11 a.m., the Hurricane Center warned that while it is unlikely, the possibility of “a short-lived increase to tropical storm intensity cannot be ruled out.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida residents could see 1 to 2 inches of rain, with up to 5 inches possible in some locations, through Saturday, although forecasters said the rain is not directly related to the depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the first named storm of the 2023 season is Arlene, it will actually be the second storm of the season.<\/a> A system in January was classified in May as a subtropical storm<\/a>. Since the classification came during a post analysis,<\/a> it did not get a name and will be documented as “Unnamed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weakening is expected to begin later tonight, and the system is forecast to become a remnant low Saturday, according to the 2 p.m. advisory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles northeast of the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n