Became the first tropical storm of the season Friday

ORLANDO, Fla. – As of Saturday morning, Arlene is struggling to maintain organization as it fights dry air and wind shear. As of 5 a.m. Arlene has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. The storm is moving south-southeast at 9mph.

It is expected to dissipate completely as it moves toward Cuba and the Florida Straights through the weekend.

While Central Florida won’t be directly impacted, it is supplying the peninsula with tropical moisture to aid in thunderstorm development.

There is no additional tropical development expected in the Atlantic basin over the next seven days.

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Jonathan Kegges joined the News 6 team in June 2019 as the Weekend Morning Meteorologist. Jonathan comes from Roanoke, Virginia where he covered three EF-3 tornadoes and deadly flooding brought on by Hurricanes Florence and Michael.