ORLANDO, Fla. — 5 p.m. Update:
Sam remains a Category 4 hurricane, and now ties Ida as the strongest Atlantic hurricane yet this season.
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Sam is not coming anywhere near Florida, but wave action will build at our beaches by next weekend.
Sam now ties Ida as the strongest Atlantic hurricane of the season. Although its not coming anywhere near Florida, our wave heights will build by next weekend. pic.twitter.com/lWYQqOCQgG
— George Waldenberger (@GWaldenWFTV) September 26, 2021
Two more systems may develop this week in the open Atlantic.
Victor and Wanda are next.
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On Sunday night, here in Central Florida we may have the coolest weather since June 1, Orlando’s first dip into the 60s since Spring.
Could it be?
— George Waldenberger (@GWaldenWFTV) September 26, 2021
Orlando's first morning < 70° in almost 4 months? #Fall pic.twitter.com/L6gMHvni8C
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Sam remains a Category 4 hurricane and will stay far away from Florida.
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In the short term, Sam will stay just to the northeast of the Lesser and Greater Antilles.
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By later this week, Sam will be very close to Bermuda, then could impact Eastern Canada in a week.
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While Sam won’t come anywhere near us, it is a good reminder that hurricane season goes through the end of November.
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