ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are keeping an eye on a tropical wave that could develop over the next several days.
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The disturbance now has a 30% chance of formation over the next 7 days.
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It was previously a 20% chance earlier in the day Thursday.
Graphics are showing warmer-than-average waters off Africa, and this unseasonably warm condition is allowing this disturbance a chance to form as it moves westward over the next seven or more days.
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There are no current threats at this time, but the system will need to be monitored as it moves our direction.
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