Article first published: Friday, Sep. 13, 2024, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Friday, Sep. 13, 2024, 4 p.m. ET

On Friday at 4 pm, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that the weather system had gained sufficient intensity to be named Gordon. The tropical depression had upgraded to a tropical storm with winds of 40 mph. Tropical Storm Gordon is 1045 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, with maximum sustained wind of 40 mph. It’s moving 10 mph to the west-northwest.

“A turn westward is forecast by later tonight, with the system slowing down through the weekend.” according to forecasters.

The system strengthened enough to get a name: Tropical Storm Gordon. It found new strength and has evolved from a tropical depression into a tropical storm with sustained winds of 40 miles per hour.

Source: National Hurricane Center