The

active Atlantic hurricane season continues with the formation of the season’s

11th named storm, Kyle, yesterday (August 14).

Tropical

Storm Kyle was 450 kilometres southeast of Providence, Rhode Island in the

United States, as at 5:00 a.m. today, said the Miami-based National Hurricane

Center NHC).

Meanwhile,

Tropical Storm Josephine continues to slowly move towards the Caribbean, with

the Center placing it 500 kilometres east of the Leeward Islands in its last

advisory. Josephine is forecast to bring oe to three inches of rain to parts of

the northern Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

The

threat to land is minimal from both storms, which have maximum sustained winds

of 75 kmp, the Center said.

So

far, no coastal watches or warnings were in effect for either storm.

Nine

storms, including Kyle, have now been the earliest named system for their

respective letters. Tropical Storm Kyle’s formation broke the previous record

held by Katrina which formed on August 24 back in 2005.

Only

two systems, Hanna and Isaias, which killed two people in the Caribbean earlier

this month, have become hurricanes.