PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The forecast this weekend includes showers and thunderstorms in South Florida.
Flood-prone areas faced a risk. The National Hurricane Center was tracking the risk of a new hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico forecasted to cross through Florida.
On Saturday, Hurricane Kirk was over the central subtropical Atlantic, Hurricane Leslie was over the eastern tropical Atlantic, and Tropical Depression 14 was over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico — and was gradually becoming better organized.
HURRICANE SPECIALIST: Forecast ratchet up, putting Florida peninsula on alert for possible hurricane threat
The Local 10 News Weather Authority meteorologists expect the hurricanes to stay away from Florida but warned the tropical depression is set to strengthen into a tropical storm, as it continues to move slowly eastward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
By early next week, the system is forecast to move faster eastward or northeastward where additional strengthening into Hurricane Miltion is likely. The Florida Peninsula and the northwestern Bahamas should monitor it.
Officials asked residents to prepare for the inevitable rain by clearing drains and using sandbags.
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