World News – US – Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to intensify into a hurricane

MIAMI (AP) – The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Zeta formed off Cuba near the Yucatan Peninsula

According to a Colorado State University hurricane researcher, this is the 27th oldest Atlantic storm on record

Forecasters say the storm is centered about 305 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba on Sunday morning It is expected to pass south of western Cuba on Monday, then head towards the Gulf of Mexico

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The system has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is almost stationary, but is expected to reorganize and move north-northwest later Sunday

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