Tropical Storm Arlene formed Friday afternoon after hurricane hunters determined Tropical Depression 2 had strengthened.

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Arlene was located 265 miles west of Fort Myers, Florida, and 340 miles north-northwest of the western tip of Cuba as of 2 p.m. Friday.

The storm had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving south at 5 mph.

"Although the storm has strengthened slightly, we still expect Arlene to weaken soon due to increasing wind shear and dry air, and no change has been made to the forecast," the National Hurricane Center said.

Arlene is headed south and won't directly impact the states, though Florida will have rainfall related to the storm.

Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with localized higher amounts up to 5 inches are possible through Saturday across portions of the central and southern Florida Peninsula.

Arlene is the first named storm of the year. We had a subtropical system develop in the northern Atlantic back in January.