ORLANDO, Fla. — All eyes are on the tropics as we monitor Tropical Depression 9.
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Meteorologist Brian Shields said tropical impacts are possible for Florida.
Friday should be the day for initial preparations and residents are encouraged to refresh their hurricane supply kits.
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While the storm is expected to be a few days out, Saturday is the next possible day that Severe Weather Center 9 will have an idea of what impacts will be headed to Florida.
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If the storm track shows that this is the case, Floridians will have to ramp up their hurricane preparations.
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By Sunday, Shields said we should know exactly what kind of impacts we will see.
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