Tropical Storms Harold, Franklin to make landfall
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas. The storm, which earned a name on Tuesday morning came ashore shortly before 10 a.m. Central time with winds of 50 miles an hour. Weber is also watching Tropical Storm Franklin, which is expected to strike Hispaniola Tuesday afternoon before entering the Atlantic Ocean, where it is expected to strengthen. Though those storms won?t impact Florida, Weber is watching a disturbance near Central America that may enter the Gulf of Mexico next week and start to strengthen.

5 disturbances swirl in the tropics
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is watching a handful of tropical disturbances, including three named storms that popped up over the last two days. On Monday, Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 and Tropical Storm Gert formed. Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 dumped rain on Florida over the weekend and is now moving west in the Gulf of Mexico. The system could impact Texas as early as Tuesday. Tropical Storm Franklin is in the Caribbean, but it is expected to turn into the Atlantic and gain strength. Tropical Storm Gert is having a tough time and will likely dissipate on Monday. Emily, which became a tropical storm on Sunday, has been downgraded to a post-tropical storm and the National Hurricane Center says it has issued its last advisory on the storm. Sadiku says the good news is that none of the tropical systems will impact Florida. The next named storm will be called Harold.

Activity in the tropics continues to increase
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With the weekend coming to a close, Fox meteorologist Tony Sadiku is keeping his eye on the congested tropics. Tony says a new depression has formed, but it is not expected to turn into a storm. Tony is also watching five other depressions expected to bring rain to Florida. While all the depressions are expected to develop, Tony says they are not expected to make a local impact.

Activity in the tropics is increasing
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Fox 13 meteorologist Tony Sadiku is watching the Pacific and Atlantic as Activity in the Tropics increases. Tony says Hurricane Hillary is closing in on California. The storm could cause significant flooding in parts of Nevada and California. Tony is also watching one system expected to stay around the Caribbean. He also says that a tropical disturbance which is currently by the Caribbean, could bring rain to Florida and Texas.

4 systems spin in tropics, 1 to impact Florida
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on four tropical systems, including one that will likely bring rain to the Sunshine State. Weber says a tropical wave that is working its way west will increase our rain chances on Sunday. After it enters the Gulf of Mexico it has the potential to strengthen into a tropical storm as it heads toward Texas. As Weber watches Invest 98 and Invest 99, he says wind shear will play a major role in determining whether or not they will develop further. Another tropical disturbance is also working its way west. If one of the four gains a name, it will be called Emily.

Tropical disturbance may bring rain to Florida
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching three different areas in the tropics that may develop over the next week. The first one is a tropical wave working its way into the Gulf of Mexico, which may increase our rain chances before it heads west toward Texas and Mexico. Weber?s been watching two area off the coast f Africa for a few days. He says they are still pretty disorganized and if they stay close to each other it will lessen the chances of the areas developing. However, he does caution that one area looks like it has a better chance than the other of gaining strength is the two separate.

Tropical activity could ramp up heading into the weekend
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Fox 13 meteorologist Jim Weber is watching two tropical waves. Both waves are working their way off the east coast of Africa, but only one will likely develop into a storm. Jim is also watching a frontal boundary in the Gulf of Mexico which is providing some instability. According to Jim, a tropical wave is working its way south into the Gulf, which would add extra pressure to the boundary. He says that will bring heavy rain to Texas as it moves west.

Tropical activity starting to increase
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Fox 13 meteorologist Jim Weber is watching two areas of disturbed weather. Jim says one area is moving towards the west but is starting to diminish and only has a ten percent chance of turning into a storm. Jim is also watching one system working its way off the coast of Africa. Models say it could weaken over the weekend due to wind shear.

Tropical activity could pick up over the next few days
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Fox 13 meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping his eye on the tropics. Jim says that as we move through the next several days, an area of low pressure could form in the Eastern Atlantic. He says it is still too early to determine the path the pressure will take if it turns into a storm.

Saharan Dust continues to keep Tropics quiet
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Fox 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku says the Tropics are expected to stay quiet over the next seven days due to Saharan Dust. While it has been a quiet hurricane season, it is far from over. Tony says 80 percent of storms develop during August and beyond.

Tropical activity remains quiet at the start of the weekend
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is watching the tropics as the midpoint of August approaches. Tony says the Tropics are expected to remain quiet over the next seven days due to Saharan Dust. However, NOAA has come out with its updated hurricane season outlook. Tony says that according to the report, Tropical activity is expected to ramp up. According to the report, there will be 14-21 storms this year.

Tropics stay quiet as Saharan air continues across Atlantic
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on the tropics as work our way through August. He says Saharan air coming off the coast of Africa and working its way across the Atlantic is keeping things quiet for now. He says the dry air and wind shear is not a hospitable environment for tropical waves to develop.

Forecasters predict above average hurricane season
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says things are quiet in the tropics as NOAA ups its prediction for the 2023 hurricane season. He says Saharan dust making its way across the Atlantic is keeping the tropics from becoming active at the moment. However, he cautions that storms may pick up as we head into the end of August and the beginning of September.

Tropical activity may ramp up
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says we tend to see more tropical activity toward the end of August and the beginning of September. However, he says the tropics are quiet right now. He says the dry Saharan dust working its way across the Atlantic Ocean will likely continue over the next week. Weber cautions that as wind shear lessens and the dry Saharan dust starts to settle down, it may mean more favorable conditions for tropical activity.

When will hurricane season pick up?
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says there is hardly a cloud in the sky in the Caribbean. He says there are no signs of anything developing in the tropics in the near future. According to Weber, the dry Saharan air that is working its way across the Atlantic is keeping things quiet in the tropics over the next week. He does caution that things may pick up as we head into September.

Saharan dust still keeping tropics quiet
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says all is quiet in the tropics right now. He says the sea surface temperatures are above normal, which would provide fuel if a storm did develop. Weber adds that dry Saharan air working its way across the Atlantic is keeping things quiet even though wind shear is lessening.

Quiet weekend in the tropics continues
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg is keeping an eye on the tropics as the first weekend of August comes to a close. Dave says El Nino continues to strengthen as sea surface temperatures remain above average. While no tropical storms are expected for the next seven days, Dave says that activity should increase in the coming weeks.

Tropics remain quiet in the first weekend of August
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Fox 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterbeg is keeping an eye on the tropics as we work our way through the first weekend of August. Dave says that things should remain quiet in the tropics for the next seven days. He says there will be 18 named storms this hurricane season, according to a forecast from Colorado State.

Tropics remain quiet as water heats up
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg is keeping an eye on the tropics as we work our way through the first week of August. He says right now the tropics are quiet and he expects things to remain calm for at least the next week thanks to warm water in the Atlantic and a wave of Saharan dust.

Record-breaking water temperatures keeping tropics calm
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says we probably have about 13 more named storms in the 2023 hurricane season. He says Saharan dust continues to roll off the coast of Africa, but he expects it to dissipate in about a week. Osterberg says things are quiet and he does not expect anything for form over the next few days.