Tropical Storm Arlene forms in Gulf

This GOES-East GeoColor satellite image taken Fridayat 1:21 p.m. EDT., shows Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, in the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida. (NOAA VIA AP)
This GOES-East GeoColor satellite image taken Fridayat 1:21 p.m. EDT., shows Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, in the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida. (NOAA VIA AP)

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed Friday in the Gulf of Mexico on a track taking the cyclone south toward the western tip of Cuba.

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