First forecast cone issued on Potential Tropical Cyclone 5
Areas of South Florida just south of Collier County are inside the long-range forecast cone of Potential Tropical Cyclone 5. The initial advisory was released at 5 p.m. this evening and shows the system becoming a tropical storm later tonight, and then moving west-northwestward over the Caribbean Sea this weekend. As of now, the extended range of the forecast cone does include parts of Florida, just south of the Collier County line. It’s important to note that forecast cones do not depict the only areas that see impacts from tropical systems. The cones express where based on...