ORLANDO, Fla. — There is an increasing likelihood of tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico over the next 24 to 48 hours.
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Tropical Depression number 14 has developed in the South West of the Gulf of Mexico.
11 a.m. update:
This storm is expected to strengthen over the next couple of days as it approaches the Florida Peninsula.
Potentially making landfall on our west coast as early as Wednesday morning, as a Category 2 storm.
This will bring significant impacts to parts of Florida.
The severity of our local impacts will be determined by how far north this system makes landfall.
If it makes landfall closer to Tampa, we will experience hurricane conditions in many of our Central FL communities.
Original Story:
Right now invest 92-L will become Milton by the end of the weekend.
Regardless of development, excessive rain will be in the forecast for parts of the Florida Peninsula from Sunday to Wednesday.
Early models indicate that Florida could have an approaching tropical system as early as Wednesday.
READ: Odds increase for tropical system to develop in Gulf next week
Hurricane Kirk remains a major hurricane in the Central Atlantic.
Thankfully, Kirk is forecast to stay out to sea.
But it will be sending swells our direction. Dangerous seas expected along our east coast.
Hurricane Leslie is right behind Kirk and is also slowly moving through the Central Atlantic.
Channel 9 will continue to monitor all active systems in the tropics and provide updates on Eyewitness News.Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.