Fred is about to become a hurricane

Then it will probably veer north, spin down, and by the end of the weekend be a bit wet spot in the middle of nowhere.

But, I thought you'd enjoy a picture of this tropical storm itting rignt now closer to West Africa than any other continental region.

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