Tropical development possible in Caribbean next week

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Oscar continues to fall apart as it moves away from the Caribbean.

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Oscar has maximum sustained winds around 40 mph and is moving north-northeast at 12 mph.

Oscar will continue to bring heavy rains to parts of the southern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands as it moves out to sea.

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Although rains have eased over eastern Cuba, flooding from rain that already occurred is still a concern.

There is also a new area of disturbance being monitored in the western Caribbean.

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Tropical development could be possible over the next week.

Forecast models show a lot of development southwest of Cuba as the low-pressure area works to better organize.

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It’s still too early to tell if any tropical systems will develop.

Channel 9 will continue to monitor all tropical activity and provide updates on Eyewitness News.

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