Tropical Storm Kirk forms in Atlantic as another system could develop in Caribbean

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring several tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Basin.

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10:52 a.m. update:

The National Hurricane Center confirmed Tropical Storm Kirk has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean.

Kirk is moving west at 8 mph and has maximum sustained winds around 45 mph.

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The system is forecast to become a major Category 3 hurricane by the weekend.

Thankfully, forecast data shows that Kirk should stay out to sea and away from the U.S.

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Parts of North Carolina devastated by flooding, mudslides from Helene

Original report:

A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean could become our next named storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

The low-pressure area has a 50% chance of development into a named system over the next seven days.

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The storm system will slowly develop, and it’s too soon to know where it will go.

New system developing in Caribbean as soon-to-be Kirk strengthens in Atlantic A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean could become our next named storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

Impacts could happen anywhere on the Gulf Coast, including Florida.

Read: Tropical Depression Twelve has formed

The National Hurricane Center is also tracking Tropical Depression 12.

The storm could become Tropical Storm Kirk on Monday, and it is forecast to become a major hurricane later this week.

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Thankfully, the system is projected to stay in the middle of the Atlantic, and it is not a threat to anyone.

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