Video: Tropic update: 2 tropical waves moving through the Atlantic, moisture building in the Gulf Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic and moisture building in the Gulf of Mexico. (Brian Shields, WFTV.com)
Shields said next week extra moisture will build in the Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean, and that development in those areas is possible next week.
“We’ll keep a close eye on this, especially with the extremely warm water temperatures in the Gulf,” Shields said. “Water temperatures are running way above average, so anything that develops could feed off that warm water and intensify quickly.”
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Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.