National Hurricane Center tracks potential tropical development off Florida coast

CENTRAL FLORIDA — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of interest off Florida’s southeast coastline that could develop next week.

A low-pressure system is anticipated to develop in the region, with a 20% chance of tropical formation in the next seven days, indicating a relatively low likelihood of development.

Regardless of whether the system develops into a tropical depression, it is expected to cause rainfall in Central Florida over the next week. Forecast models mostly agree that if tropical development occurs, the system would likely remain weak.