Hurricanes

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Tropics remain fairly active across the Atlantic basin with a hurricane, tropical depression and a disturbance with the potential for tropical development. Hurricane Kirk is in the central Atlantic and is expected to become a major hurricane by Thursday. It is forecast to turn northeast by this weekend and should remain out over water. Invest 91-L in the far east Atlantic is now Tropical Depression 13. This system is expected to become Tropical Storm Leslie very soon and hurricane Leslie by Saturday. This tropical system is also expected to remain over water. NHC is still giving a broad trough of low pressure from the SW Caribbean to the southern Gulf of Mexico a MEDIUM 40% chance for development. Models are not showing any significant development in the Gulf but a weaker system could still form. Regardless, plume of tropical moisture is likely to push towards the Gulf coast this weekend increasing rain chances. Download FOX LOCAL for the latest on what's happening in the tropics!

Atlantic Basin remains busy and fired up to kick off the month of October. There's Hurricane Kirk in the east-central Atlantic. It is forecast to become a major hurricane by Thursday. The good news is that it is not expected to be a threat to land. A tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic, Invest 91-L has a high chance to become our next tropical system. Next two names are Leslie and Milton. A disturbance in the western Caribbean is being monitored for tropical development over the next week. Chance is a MEDIUM 40% shot. This area of disturbed weather could drift into the Gulf of Mexico by this weekend. Models are showing another increase in tropical moisture heading our way this weekend but no organized tropical system coming here just yet. Keep checking back for updates!

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Atlantic basin remains super active with 5 systems that we are closely tracking. Tropical Storm Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce are still churning in the central Atlantic but are expected to stay out to sea and gradually weaken. A tropical wave being monitored in the eastern Atlantic is now Tropical Depression 12. This system will likely become tropical storm Kirk soon. Another tropical wave near the west coast of Africa has a low 30% chance to become a tropical system over the next 7 days. A broad area of low pressure has formed in the western Caribbean and NHC says a tropical depression or storm could form over the seven days. This system is expected to push into the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week. So keep checking back for the latest updates!

Post-Tropical Helene continues to wind down over the Tennessee Valley region. There's still a low flash flood risk today from Cincinnati to St. Louis to Nashville. Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce are still churning in the central Atlantic but are expected to stay out to sea. We are closely monitoring a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic now with a HIGH 70% chance to become a tropical system over the next week. There's also an area of concern in the western Caribbean where models indicate an area of low pressure may form over the next 7 days. This means another tropical system could be rolling through the Gulf of Mexico by late next week. Right now there's a MEDIUM 50% chance of this happening. Download FOX Local to get the latest updates on a very busy hurricane season!