Nation Tropical storm watch in effect for parts of South Florida as ‘poorly organized’ Fred swirls past Cuba August 12, 2021August 13, 2021 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Comments Off on Tropical storm watch in effect for parts of South Florida as ‘poorly organized’ Fred swirls past Cuba Fred was downgraded to a tropical depression, but the storm is forecast to strengthen again before taking aim at south Florida this weekend.