At a Glance

Tropical Storm Lorenzo is centered in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean.It will intensify into a hurricane as it tracks through the open Atlantic Ocean this week.

Tropical Storm Lorenzo is strengthening in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and is expected to become a hurricane as it tracks far from any land areas later this week.

Lorenzo is centered more than 310 miles southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and is moving west-northwest.

Lorenzo could intensify into a hurricane on Tuesday when it's located well southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Lorenzo is then forecast to continue strengthening and may become an intense major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) late in the week.

Initial indications are that Lorenzo will eventually turn toward the northwest later this week.

That will prevent it from impacting any land areas for the foreseeable future. There's a chance that Lorenzo could eventually move near the Azores in the northeast Atlantic Ocean sometime next week, but that's too early to determine.