Tropical Storm Katia develops, expected to stay out in the Atlantic

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists continue to monitor the tropics.

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Meteorologist Kassandra Crimi said Tropical Storm Katia developed this morning just off the coast of Africa.

It will be a short-lived storm and is expected to stay in the open Atlantic.

We’ll be watching a tropical wave emerging off the coast of Africa a little more closely.

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It has a 70% of developing over the next seven days as it moves over the Central Atlantic.

Watch Channel 9 Eyewitness News for live updates.

Morning forecast: Saturday, Sep. 2 (WFTV)

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