ORLANDO, Fla. _ Not one, but two tropical depressions could be on Florida's radar as the National Hurricane Center updated the odds of two disturbances becoming tropical systems.
The National Hurricane Center said in its Friday night update the low pressure area just east of Florida's southeastern coast has not significantly changed since the afternoon and is still projected to move generally northwest over the state's East Coast through Friday night, and then move north to northeast over the Atlantic skirting Florida on Saturday.
Chances of it becoming a tropical depression are 70% in the next two days and up to 90% over the next five days, according to the forecast.
After sending rain Florida's way this weekend, the system is expected to move northeast offshore of the southeastern U.S. coast.
A second tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean located about 1,100 miles east-southeast of the Windward Islands has also shown more development today. As of 8 p.m. EDT, the NHC gives the system a 60% chance of becoming a tropical depression in the next two days, and 70% chance of forming over the next five days.
It's moving westward to west-northwestward near 15 mph.
Local TV meteorologist Jayme King says now is the time to be prepared for anything.
"I am advising our viewers that vigilance is key," he said. "Adhere to your favorite media for the latest in the tropics. ... As we've seen in the past, it doesn't take long for these storms to quickly become powerful."
If the systems go from tropical disturbance and grow into tropical storms, the could become the fourth and fifth named storm of the 2019 hurricane season, Tropical Storm Dorian and Tropical Storm Erin.
