Tropical Depression 2 upgraded to Tropical Storm Beryl

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center as upgraded Tropical Depression 2 to Tropical Storm Beryl.

11 p.m. Update:

Beryl is our second named storm of the season, following Alberto which rolled into Mexico last week.

Beryl will become a hurricane and move into the Caribbean on Monday. After that, it should be south of us by mid-week. Early indications are that it would stay south of us, but that is about a week away. We will monitor for any changes.

This is a rare area for a hurricane to develop this time of year. If this becomes a hurricane this week, this will be the farthest east a hurricane has developed early in the season. The water temperatures are more August-like, helping to fuel Beryl.

Original Story:

The National Hurricane Center upgraded a tropical disturbance into a tropical depression Friday afternoon.

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Tropical Depression 2 is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Beryl soon.

It is currently in the Atlantic Ocean and approaching the Caribbean Sea.

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“It will strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean,” certified meteorologist Brian Shields said. “In the long term, it should stay south of Puerto Rico, with a chance that it weakens in about five or six days.”

Locally, the same summer weather pattern rolls on, he said.

Expect scattered storms and hot and humid conditions this weekend.

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“Some storms could be strong to severe,” Shields said. “(It will get) hotter as we approach the Fourth of July -- middle 90s.”

Shields is in Severe Weather Center 9 tracking local storms and the tropics.

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