ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are tracking several areas of disturbance in the tropics.
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Tropical Storm Phillippe continues to spin through the Atlantic Ocean.
Phillippe is moving west-northwest at 14 mph and has maximum sustained winds around 50 mph.
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Phillippe is forecast to curve to the north over the week and stay away from the Caribbean islands and the U.S.
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Another area trying to develop behind Phillippe is forecast to follow the same path and curve away out to sea.
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Another area of disturbed weather near the Yucatan may eventually become tropical in nature.
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Any development in that system would happen in the Gulf of Mexico over the next several days.
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Forecast data shows that the system will move west and away from Florida.
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