Hurricane Safety and Preparedness

Gulf Tropical Storm Chances Increasing And It Could Head Toward Florida

Threats From Ernesto Impacting US Coastal Areas

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An area of disturbed weather in the northwest Caribbean Sea is likely to form into a tropical storm in the coming days and head through the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward Florida next week.

For the very latest on this, check out our most current forecast here.

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