ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tropical Storm Florence continues to pull away from the Cabo Verde islands, and will stay at sea over the next several days.

Florence is located approximately 300 miles west of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.

It is moving to the west-northwest at 16 mph.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 45 miles. The minimum central pressure is 1002 mb.

It is expected to remain a tropical storm in the open waters of the Atlantic through the middle of the upcoming week.

There are no watches and warnings in effect as Florence has moved away from the Cabo Verde Islands.

Florence was upgraded to a tropical storm Saturday morning. It is the sixth named storm in the Atlantic this season.

There now is high uncertainty about the long-term track of Florence once it enters the central Atlantic.

Elsewhere, we are watching a tropical wave near Haiti and the southern Bahamas that is producing heavy rainfall.

This is expected to move northwest over South Florida on Labor Day and into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.

Enhanced rainfall across Florida is likely on Labor Day from this tropical wave, especially in areas south of Central Florida.

Once it is in the Gulf, there is a 40 percent chance of tropical development in the next 5 days as it pushes toward the northern Gulf coast. Even if it does intensify, the system will be pulling away from Florida.

Additional systems are possible over the next 1-2 weeks as we are now in the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30.