Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 forms off Florida’s coast

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring several tropical areas in the Atlantic Ocean.

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The National Hurricane Center confirmed Thursday that Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 has formed off the coast of Florida.

The low-pressure area is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to parts of the southeast and mid-Atlantic coasts, officials said.

The storm system may also bring life-threatening storm surges.

The system is currently moving north at 9 mph and is not projected to impact Florida.

Channel 9 meteorologist Kassandra Crimi will have live updates on the system on Eyewitness News at Noon.

An area off the coast of Georgia may develop as it moves up toward Maryland.

Another area off the coast of Africa will develop as it moves west.

It’s too early to know what comes of that.

If either system becomes named, it will be called Ophelia.

Hurricane Nigel is quickly moving to the northeast in the Central Atlantic and will stay out to sea and way from the U.S.

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