A Tropical Storm Watch was issued for the Florida Keys. People are advised to seek shelter in a safe structure for the duration of the storm, officials said.
A Tropical Storm Watch was issued for the Florida Keys, where Tropical Depression Fred is expected to hit on Saturday, but officials said no evacuations are planned, the Associated Press reported. People in campgrounds, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, live-aboard vessels and mobile homes are advised to seek shelter in a safe structure for the duration of the storm, county emergency management officials said. Fred might regain its tropical storm status as it leaves Cuba on Friday, ahead its projected track toward the Florida Keys and southwest Florida, forecasters said. Southwest Florida will likely see the storm hit on Sunday. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. Meanwhile, still east of the Caribbean Sea, forecasters were watching a disturbance that they said would likely become Grace, the seventh named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
