The National Hurricane Center has designated a broad area of low pressure with showers and thunderstorms over the central Atlantic Ocean as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico.
Here are the Key Messages on Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine. For the complete advisory go to https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb. For local information in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands go to https://t.co/27FebB4f0r pic.twitter.com/0kGWaHUoCz
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) July 28, 2020
While the hurricane center is projecting a track that takes the system towards south Florida, WWL-TV meteorologist Payton Malone points out a lot of the track will depend on how much this system can develop. He says a stronger storm is more likely to follow the path toward Florida, but a weaker system will continue further west:
#PTC9 has a lot of unknowns ahead of it. The biggest thing for track will likely be intensity as it moves through the Greater Antilles. A weaker system will want to go further west before turning. A stronger system could turn sooner as it feels a weakness in ridge. #BeOn4 pic.twitter.com/blOm7sN5Fb
— Payton Malone WWL-TV (@paytonmalonewx) July 28, 2020
