This morning at 5 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Fred was located near latitude 18.0 north and longitude 68.2 west (off the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic). Fred is moving west-northwest at nearly 16 mph (26 km/h), and general west-northwest movement is expected to start later today and continue over the next few days. On track, Fred's center is expected to be near or over Hispaniola later today, move near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas on Thursday, and move north of the coast. north of central Cuba on Friday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Some weakening is likely as the system interacts with Hispaniola later in the day.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center.

Recall that Haiti has been placed on yellow alert https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34451-haiti-security-haiti-on-yellow-alert.html and that the storm should mainly affect the departments of the north east, of north, of northwest in the day Wednesday evening or Thursday night with major threats from landslides and flooding, especially in the northern part of the country.

HL/ HaitiLibre