At 6:00 a.m. this Saturday, the central region of Tropical Storm Fiona was estimated at 16.4 degrees North latitude and 65.3 degrees West longitude, a position that places it about 250 kilometers south-southeast of the Virgin Islands and about 345 kilometers southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

During the night and early morning, Fiona has intensified slightly and now has maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour, with higher gusts and its central pressure has dropped to 1000 hectoPascal. It keeps moving close to the west at a rate of 20 kilometers per hour.

In the next 12 to 24 hours, the tropical storm will move between the west and west-northwest, slowing down its travel speed, and may gain a little more in organization and intensity, as it moves over or very close to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend.

Given the position of this system and the time of year, the Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology keeps a close eye on its evolution and future trajectory.

This Saturday, the next Tropical Cyclone Warning for this system will be issued at 6:00 p.m.