TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL — The tropics are showing signs of life as we head into Labor Day Weekend, but there are no local concerns through the holiday.
The first system we are watching is a low pressure system off the coast of Texas and Louisiana that is bringing periods of heavy rainfall to parts of the northwest Gulf. This stays to our west and allows us to see mostly sunny skies throughout the holiday weekend. The system will meander along the northwest Gulf coastline over the next week with a low chance of staying offshore and developing into a tropical cyclone.
The second system we are watching is out in the open waters of the Atlantic moving westward towards the Caribbean Sea. While it is not expected to develop into a tropical depression or storm this weekend, there is a 40% chance of development through the end of next week. This system will continue westwards through the Caribbean Sea, however it is way too soon to know if there will be impacts to the mainland United States. Regardless of development, any impacts to the mainland United States would be over a week away.
The third system is currently a tropical wave off the west coast of Africa with a 20% chance of developing over the next 7 days. This one is the farthest out from any potential impacts to land, if any.
We will continue to track the tropics heading into this Labor Day Weekend. Stay tuned to ABC 27 First To Know Weather.
