Tropical Storm Lorenzo developed in the eastern Atlantic on Monday and could gain some strength in the coming days, forecasters said.

It is forecast to move northwest then north across the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of 5 a.m. Monday, it had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and was moving northwest at 17 mph about 1,095 miles east of Africa.

Its tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 90 miles from the center.

Lorenzo is expected to churn over the open Atlantic and pose no threat to land.

“Sharp dips in the jet stream [are creating] hostile conditions across the Gulf, Florida, and the Bahamas, which will keep us free from tropical threats for at least the next week or two,” said Fox Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross on his Hurricane Intel blog

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