Hurricane Franklin among several systems being tracked in active Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is heating up as the peak of hurricane season approaches. There are four systems being tracked across the basin.
Tracking Hurricane Franklin's impacts on US beaches
While Hurricane Franklin is expected to safely pass severe hundred miles off the coast of the mid-Atlantic, forecasters are watching for the threat of rip currents.
Invest 93L, which may threaten Florida next week, and Tropical Storm Franklin are just two of several systems being tracked across an active Atlantic Ocean as the peak of hurricane season approaches.
Here's a closer look at each of the systems.
Invest 93L
The Florida Department of Emergency Management is closely monitoring a tropical disturbance, known as Invest 93L, forming over the Caribbean Sea that may have future impacts for the state.
The National Hurricane Center has been tracking the disturbance for a few days and has given it a high chance of development.
The system is likely to become better organized into a tropical depression late this weekend or early next as it moves slowly north, entering the eastern Gulf of Mexico, according to the NHC. It will be named Idalia if it becomes a tropical storm or hurricane.
"What we're most concerned about right now is a matter of flooding across the (Florida) peninsula," Kevin Guthrie, director of Florida's Emergency Management Division, told FOX Weather on Friday.
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Hurrican Franklin strengthens as it moves between mid-Atlantic and Bermuda
Hurricane Franklin is moving north and starting to gain strength. It is not forecast to make landfall in the U.S., but the East Coast will likely see rip currents and rough surf as the storm passes between the U.S. and Bermuda.
NEAR-AVERAGE 2023 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON EXPECTED WITH UP TO 17 NAMED STORMS, NOAA SAYS
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Other areas of interest
There are two other areas of interest in the Atlantic.
Forecasters are tracking Invest 92L as it moves through the open waters of the Atlantic. It has a medium chance of development within a week.
On Friday, the NHC added another disturbance to the list. This one is located near Africa and has a low chance of development during the next seven days.
BEWARE THE ‘I’ STORM: IT HAS MORE RETIREES THAN ANY LETTER USED FOR ATLANTIC HURRICANE NAMES
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