Eye on the Tropics

Tropics remain active as another system could develop near the Caribbean this weekend

ORLANDO, Fla. — The tropics are still active, which isn’t typical for the month of November.

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Channel 9 meteorologists are tracking two named storms right now that could become hurricanes.

Read: Tropical storms Martin, Lisa forecast to strengthen into hurricanes; another disturbance possible

Tropical Storm Martin formed in the northern Atlantic earlier Tuesday. The storm is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Lisa continues to strengthen in the Caribbean. It is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and move toward Central America on Wednesday.

Thankfully, Martin and Lisa are not forecast to impact the U.S.

Another area just to the southeast of the Caribbean could develop this weekend and into next week.

An area of low pressure may form, and it could work its way back to the Southeast United States later next week.

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What exactly develops, and where it goes, is still to be determined. But this will be a spot we will closely monitor.

The hurricane season goes through the end of November.

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