ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Basin.
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The National Hurricane Center confirmed Tropical Storm Kirk has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean.
10:52 a.m. update:
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.
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.
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Impacts could happen anywhere on the Gulf Coast, including Florida.
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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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