National Hurricane Center has tagged the tropical wave headed west in the tropical Atlantic towards the Caribbean for potential future development. As it enters the Caribbean, things get trickier than we've seen in quite sometime. I want to break down everything know now and what to watch.

The tropical wave highlighted in the Main Development Region for up to a 50 percent chance of formation within the next seven days has received the designation invest 97L. Where's it headed and how strong will it become, coming at you here.

The newest Global Tropics Hazards Outlook is in from Climate Prediction Center, and they've elevated the chances we see some sort of tropical depression or stronger forming in the Caribbean or Southwest Gulf through the month of October. Here are some details you need to know

Computer models are locking on to a broad area of spin expected to form over Central America to our southwest. This broad counter-clockwise turning in the winds is called a "gyre".

The tail end of a front and upper trough are sinking across our state tonight, with rain chances expected to rebound quickly tomorrow afternoon and evening. As we roll towards Monday, we'll begin switching from frontal influence to a more tropical influence.

Tropical Depression 9 has been classified this morning, and is well on its way to becoming our 9th named storm of the hurricane season, Imelda. While the forecast track doesn't put it into Central Florida, with a strengthening storm just off our east coast impacts will be felt. Here are all the details regarding what we can see throughout the peninsula.

We've moved through the peak of the hurricane season, and while September is the traditional busiest month of a tropical season, we've yet to see any named storms since Fernand petered off in the North Atlantic weeks ago. We have two areas of interest on the board, one of which is designated as 92L, but what's next after this?

Central Florida braces for days of rain and possible flooding as a cold front stalls, with high rain chances through the week and no immediate tropical threats according to News 6 meteorologist Michelle Morgan.

Invest 90L was designated by the National Hurricane Center yesterday early afternoon and highlights where it is our next named storm is likely to flourish. The next name on the list is Fernand, and just wait until you hear the pronunciation. There's already quite the buzz on the internet with this new developing feature, and we're here to bring you all the most critical details to gear you up for what to expect.

Colorado State University has released its August outlook for the rest of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Here's what you need to know.

The National Hurricane Center has put a new yellow blip on its charts indicating a 10/20% chance of tropical formation right off the coast of the Carolinas. Here's everything you need to know.

National Hurricane Center continues to slowly tick up the formation chances we see our next named storm right off the Florida coastline. Models are coming into a fair bit of agreement this will likely take place on the east side of the Florida peninsula, closer to Jacksonville and St Augustine. What type of impacts can we expect, and where does it go from here?

Central Florida is highlighted in the National Hurricane Center's latest tropical outlook.

With the area of interest off our east coast combining with upper level influence in the form of a ball of energy off our western shores, the rains are really cranking across our area. We're thinking this could add some time to your morning and especially afternoon commutes tomorrow, with a more widespread threat of heavier rains spreading into your Thursday.

Yesterday at their afternoon update, National Hurricane Center designated an area of interest right off the Florida coastline. While giving it a low shot at development, history proves it is a favorable source region to produce a tropical named storm if conditions can remain correct for it.

National Hurricane Center has officially highlighted our first area of interest inside the 2025 hurricane season. It's very close to home at that! We've mentioned the Caribbean a few times, but over recent days the trend has actually been focused off our eastern coastline in the form of a leftover cold front that's been marinating over open water. Very warm water. Let's break down why it is this is important.

As we wrap up Hurricane Week here at News 6, let's take the time to delve into why hurricanes will likely remain one of the most challenging but fascinating entities on our planet to forecast.

On Monday afternoon, at 1 p.m. National Hurricane Center issued a SPECIAL Tropical Weather Outlook for an area of rotation in the subtropical Atlantic.

The first tropical weather outlook of the year is hot off the press from National Hurricane Center as a non-tropical area of low pressure attempts to build some tropical thunderstorm action in its vortex. Here's what you need to know; and this is not as rare as one would think.

A way too early look at the next hurricane season, as climate data and long range computer models begin to delve into what the first half of the 2025 season may look like.

This could be the end of the hurricane season after one last hard push from our Madden-Julian Oscillation to help alleviate wind shear, dry air, and focus lift over the Caribbean Sea

Central Florida is experiencing a dry start to fall with low rain chances, but potential tropical developments could bring more rain later in the week.

Be aware of high rip current risks and potential coastal flooding this weekend.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A lot of Central Florida will be dry Saturday, but a few storms are expected to develop later in the day. While storms Saturday afternoon will be isolated in nature, the rain will be heavy in any storm that gets going. Parts of Marion County received up to 3 inches of rain Friday night and as a result, Marion County is under a Flash Flood Watch until 10 p.m. Saturday. Every weekend in hurricane season, look here for the latest on the tropics. After a fast start to the Atlantic season, things look to quiet down through the middle of June.