8 p.m. update:
ORLANDO, Fla. — Meteorologist George Waldenberger said the tropical wave has a 50% chance of forming in the next 7 days.
The named system could form near some of the Caribbean islands early next week.
We are watching where it ends up and how organized it will by next weekend if there were to be any impacts to Florida.
Evening update:
Meteorologist George Waldenberger said the tropical wave has a 40% chance of formation through next Thursday.
Right now, we’re just monitoring, but know that next week, we may be tracking our next named system.
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It does have a chance of becoming a hurricane.
We’ll monitor potential impacts on Caribbean islands early—mid-next week.
Then, toward the end of next week, we’ll monitor where this disturbance develops to see if it could track near Florida.
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Tropical Storm Debby made landfall overnight near the Bulls Bay area of South Carolina.
The storm will continue to bring flooding rain to the Carolinas on Thursday before lifting to the north-northeast on Friday.
Channel 9 meteorologists are also monitoring another system which is part of several tropical waves near Africa.
Watch: As TS Debby slowly moves away, another system could develop in the Gulf
One area of disturbance has a 20% chance of tropical development next week in the Central Atlantic.
Another disturbance in the Caribbean only has a 10% chance of development in the western Gulf of Mexico.
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Channel 9 will continue to monitor all activity in the tropics and provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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