(Bay News 9) -- Tropical Depression #4, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean Monday morning, was upgraded to Tropical Storm Dean late Tuesday morning.
It continues to move westward at 21 mph.
Dean has 40-mph winds and though it's currently about 1,400 miles east of the far eastern Caribbean, it could reach that area by this weekend, at which time it may have intensified into a hurricane by Friday, according to Bay News 9 meteorologists.
A storm with wind speeds of 39 mph and higher is classified as a tropical storm, and a storm with wind speeds of 74 mph and higher is classified as a hurricane.
Dean is too far away to accurately forecast possible effects on Florida. It is the fourth named storm of the season.
Meanwhile, there's a strong low in the Gulf of Mexico. It could become a tropical depression, but is expected to move west and not affect Florida.
Tune in to Weather on the Nines for more forecast information, including our Tropical Update at :49 past the hour.
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