The 15th named storm of the season formed today just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Oscar is forecasted to remain a small tropical storm and only intensify slightly. The hurricane hunters have found winds of 70 mph and a special advisory will be issued by the NHC at 2 pm edt. Oscar will track slowly towards the northeast coast of Cuba and then turn northeastward and move out into the open Atlantic mid-week and possibly track near Bermuda. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the southeastern Bahamas, the Turks/Caicos Islands and portions of northeast Cuba. Oscar will bring up to 2-6 inches of rain with locally higher amounts. Tropical Storm Nadine has made landfall in Belize and will fizzle out over the next 24 hours.