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Tropical Depression 9 formed Friday morning and could impact Florida by next week.
11 a.m. update
Tropical Depression 9 is forecast to continue to strengthen as it moves across the Caribbean over the weekend with a turn towards South Florida early next week.
The National Hurricane Center said this is forecast to become a major Category 3 hurricane around southwest Florida on Wednesday morning.
The latest computer models on the track of Tropical Depression 9 shows it clustered over western Cuba and then heading toward southwest Florida.
“Remember, these are models, and the track can and will change,” meteorologist Rusty McCranie said.
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Residents should start their initial preparation Friday and refresh their hurricane supply kits.
By Saturday, we should know if there will be impacts to Florida. If that is the case, more hurricane preparation will be needed.
Sunday is when we will know exactly what kind of impacts we will see.
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9 a.m. update
TD9 is currently in the central Caribbean moving west-northwest at 13 mph.
The tropical disturbance is forecast to develop into a hurricane by this weekend.
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The storm could be near western Cuba by early next week.
The forecast models for TD9 currently have the system moving toward the west coast of Florida or South Florida.
Florida residents are encouraged to have their hurricane plans in place, but full-throttle preparations are not needed at this point.
The path of tropical systems can be unpredictable over time, so there is still a chance that Central Florida will not see a direct impact from TD9.
Channel 9 meteorologists will continue to monitor TD9 and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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