Tropical Storm Arlene Weakens to Depression in Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm Arlene has become the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico. It is not expected to directly impact any landmasses as an organized system, but what is left of the cyclone could impact western Cuba by Sunday. Arlene's track is expected to keep the storm offshore with no direct U.S. impacts, but occasional surges of moisture could impact counties well south of Interstate 4 in Florida. The National Weather Service office in Miami has issued Flood Watches for Miami-Dade, up to West Palm Beach and around Lake Okeechobee due to several days of rain in Florida before the formation of Arlene.