Two tropical disturbances may develop next week

FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills says one disturbance is in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and the other is around the Bahamas, Bermuda area in the Atlantic. According to Mills, the bigger threat is the system in the Gulf that has about a 60% chance of gaining tropical characteristics over the next week.

Tropical disturbance in Gulf could form next week

A system in the far southwestern Gulf of Mexico could become the first named storm of the season, according to FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills. Mills says there's about a 50% chance of development but conditions are a little bit more favorable at the start of next week.

Tropical depression may form in Gulf of Mexico

FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching two areas of interest in the tropics. He has his eye on Invest 90L, which brought flooding rain to Sarasota and South Florida. It’s now working its way through the Atlantic. Weber says it is still a disorganized system and even if it does develop, it isn’t likely to do a whole lot as it is expected to remain over open water. He is also watching a tropical wave in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, which may become a tropical depression or tropical storm early next week. The first name on the 2024 hurricane list is Alberto.

Tropics update for June 13, 2024

FOX 13 meteorologist Jim Weber is tracking weather conditions in the tropics. Hurricane season began on June 1 and so far there have been no named storms. Jim takes a look at current conditions and whether any nameable storms are in the near future.