New tropical system off Florida’s east coast could develop into next named storm over weekend

The National Hurricane Center is tracking several tropical waves in the Atlantic.

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One of the newly tracked systems could develop into our next named storm off Florida’s east coast.

Forecast models show the low-pressure system could spin up into a named storm by Sunday or early next week.

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Early indications are that this would then lift toward the Carolinas and not to Florida.

There are also three other tropical waves being tracked in the Central Atlantic.

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Channel 9 meteorologists are also monitoring Hurricane Francine in the western Gulf of Mexico.

Francine is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday night.

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The storm will bring heavy rains, storm surges, and a huge flooding threat to parts of Louisiana and Mississippi.

Channel 9 will continue to keep an eye on the tropics and provide updates on Eyewitness News.

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