Tropical Storm Don forms in Atlantic

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Graphic via the National Hurricane Center

FORT MYERS, Fla. Tropical Storm Don has formed in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said.

Don is centered about 355 miles east-southeast of Barbados with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, moving west at 18 mph.

It is not forecast to impact Florida, and is expected to dissipate within 72 hours, the Hurricane Center said. But it poses a threat to some areas of the Caribbean.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Barbados and St. Lucia.

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