Tropical disturbance could develop and move into Gulf
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FOX 13 meteorologist Valerie Mills says an area of low pressure in the Caribbean could develop in the next few days, then move into the Gulf of Mexico. According to Mills, the disturbance could bring heavy rain to Florida this weekend and into next week.

Tropical disturbance to bring rain to Florida
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FOX 13 meteorologist Valerie Mills is keeping an eye on the active tropics as we end September. So far there has been 11 named storms, with Tropical Storm Kirk forming on Monday morning. Mills is watching a system in the Caribbean that has a 40% chance of developing over the next week. She says that it is slow developing so it likely won’t move into the Gulf of Mexico until the weekend. She notes that models show the system being fairly weak, but she cautions that it is too early to tell how strong it will get and where it will go. However, once it gets into the central part of the Gulf, it will likely bring rain to Florida. Tropical Storm Kirk is expected to strengthen into a ‘major hurricane’ but Mills says it will likely stay over open waters. A tropical wave off the coast of Africa has an 80% chance of development over the next seven days. Isaac is now a post-tropical storm and Joyce is a depression. Both are expected to stay over open waters. The next named storm will be Leslie.

Watching area in western Caribbean, Gulf
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FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills says the area of low pressure in the western Caribbean could become our next named storm.

Area of low pressure in Caribbean could form
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FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills says an area of low pressure in the western Caribbean could form and is moving northwest into the Gulf of Mexico. Mills says a wave in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Joyce and Hurricane Isaac are also being monitored.

Helene downgraded to tropical storm
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FOX 13 meteorologist Dave Osterberg has the latest on Tropical Storm Helene and how tropical moisture will continue to impact conditions in the Bay Area through the weekend.

Hurricane Helene being felt significantly in Bay Area
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FOX 13 chief meteorologist Paul Dellegatto and meteorologist Nash Rhodes have the latest on Hurricane Helene.

Hurricane Helene moving NNE with 130 mph winds
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FOX 13 chief meteorologist Paul Dellegatto and meteorologist Nash Rhodes are tracking Hurricane Helene.

Hurricane Helene moves closer to Florida
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FOX 13 meteorologists Jim Weber and Valerie Mills have the very latest on Hurricane Helene.

Hurricane Helene expected to strengthen
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The Tampa Bay Area will feel the effects of Hurricane Helene later this afternoon and into the evening, according to FOX 13 News Meteorologist Dave Osterberg.

Helene to bring 'catastrophic' winds, storm surge
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Hurricane Helene is expected to start rapidly intensifying as it makes its approach to Florida. The storm is forecast to bring "catastrophic" winds and storm surge to the northeastern Gulf coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Helene becomes a hurricane as it heads for Florida
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FOX 13 meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Helene, which became a Category 1 storm on Wednesday. It's expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall in Florida's Big Bend area Thursday night. The Tampa Bay area will feel impacts Thursday.

Helene getting stronger ahead of Florida landfall
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FOX 13 meteorologist Dave Osterberg is tracking Helene, which is now a strong tropical storm and is expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday as a major hurricane.

Tropical Storm Helene gaining strength; Florida on alert
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FOX 13 meteorologist Dave Osterberg is tracking the latest on Tropical Storm Helene, including potential impacts across the Tampa Bay area.