ORLANDO, Fla. — The next Atlantic tropical system is looking imminent to develop in the coming days.
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A complex of showers and storms in the western Caribbean is poised to develop quickly and will likely be a tropical depression by late next week.
The National Hurricane Center is giving the system a 90% chance of development in the coming days.
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The system is expected to strengthen this weekend as it meanders across the Caribbean and will likely be a tropical storm or possibly a hurricane.
By early next week, the complex is expected to impact the Yucatan and then lift into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Many models indicate the system could move toward Florida by the middle of next week, but the exact track and impacts are unknown at this time.
This will be a system to monitor closely in the coming days.
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Channel 9 will continue to monitor all activity in the tropics and provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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