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2 areas may develop in the tropics this week

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are tracking two possible areas of development in the tropics this week.

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Meteorologist Brian Shields said there could be some tropical or subtropical development off Florida’s coast Thursday into Friday. After that, it will move away from the state.

Shields said there is also another area in the Caribbean that may develop. That system is expected to bring flooding rain to Haiti later this week.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.