U.S. Embraces For Tropical Storm Conditions

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Forecasters expected the remnants of Fred to return to tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as parts of the Caribbean were gearing up for impacts from Tropical Storm Grace. Fred was forecast to move across the Gulf before reaching the coast Monday night or Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said people from Alabama to the central Florida Panhandle should monitor the system’s progress. A tropical storm watch was issued from the Alabama/Florida border to Ochlockonee, Florida. The system’s maximum sustained winds increased to 40 mph Sunday morning.