ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring an area of low pressure off the coast of Florida.
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The large area of rain has a 10% chance of developing over the next few days.
It raises a slight concern because any time you get a low-pressure area like this over warm water, like the Gulf Stream, it could show tropical development.
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Areas like this could spin up quickly into a tropical depression or tropical storm.
The window for development is very small, but the rain area is nearly as large as Florida.
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Satellite data also shows a flare-up in the area Thursday morning, which is causing more attrition from storm trackers.
The extra activity off the coast is drawing more rain into our area over the next few days.
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There are currently no other tropical disturbances being monitored in the Atlantic.
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