Tropical Storm Eta has formed over the Central Caribbean Sea, becoming the record-tying 28th storm of the season and marking the first time the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet is used!

At 9 pm, the center of newly formed Tropical Storm Eta was located near latitude 15.0N, longitude 74.2W or about 270 miles Southeast of Kingston, Jamaica and was moving westward at 15mph, with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph.

The National Meteorological Service of Belize is closely monitoring this system.

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