ORLANDO, Fla. – The News 6 weather team is pinpointing the tropics Friday as all eyes are on several systems in the Atlantic Ocean that will be the top story in some parts of the country in the coming days.
Florence, which was a major Category 3 hurricane, has weakened to a tropical storm. As of 11 p.m. Friday maximum sustained winds are 60 mph as the storm moves west at 7 mph in the open Atlantic.
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"The new track on Florence has it turning slightly to the north but not quite north enough for Florida," News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said.
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The models do indicate good news for Florida, as most of the models either take it to North Carolina or along the eastern seaboard rather than Florida.
By the end of next week, the American model has Tropical Storm Florence moving along the eastern seaboard and not moving on shore. The European model has Florence moving inland into North Carolina.
Florence is expected to strengthen back to hurricane status next week.
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"We shall wait and see. Behind Florence, there are two other systems both with a 90 percent chance of development within the next five days. The first of the two will likely get the name Helene this weekend, if not, today," Bridges said.
Tropical Storm Helene formed between the coast of Africa and the Cabo Verde islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said the storm is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Cabo Verde islands Saturday night and Sunday.
Tropical Depression No. 9 is located west of Helene, about 1,755 miles east of the Windward Islands. Forecasters said the tropical depression had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph with higher gusts.
Gradual strengthening of the depression is forecast late this weekend and early next week, according to the NHC.
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In Central Florida, rain chances will be high at 60 percent for Friday, Saturday and Sunday but most of the storms will spring up after 1 p.m.
The average high Friday will be near the average of 91.
Temperatures will warm up to 92 degrees on Friday, 91 both Saturday and Sunday. The rain chance drops to 30 percent on Monday as some drier air moves in at the beginning of the work week.
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