There. Tropical storm gaston is expected to become a hurricane, maybe within the next few hours. Invest 99l, starting to look to me a locality stronger. We have a lot stronger. A 70 chance of it developing in the next five days. Gaston, it could be a hurricane by this afternoon. Maybe even strengthening to a category two storm. But its in n the central atlantic but its in central atlantic, not a problem for anyone. Almost all of the computer models take it into the bahamas and i think by the time it gets to the bahamas, it enters an area where it could strengthen intensely. This is the area we will be watching the next couple days. After this, the two most reliable computer models, one takes it up the east coast and in weather and traffic on the 8s, i will take you hourby hour through today and leslee has the morning commute. Welcome back. Lets take a look at whats going on out here, i4 around county road 557 in the polk county area, we are up to speed. 275 through st. Pete, nice drive
Governor rick scott announced the first nontravel related case in Pinellas County. We will have much more on the efforts to contain the spread of the virus plus governor risk scott will be instudio this morning to talk about zika virus. Its an interview you dont want to miss. But first, lets check in on the tropics and Tropical Storm gaston. Yeah, good. Were still waiting on if latest information from the on the latest the hurricane center. At this point, Tropical Storm gaston but it could strengthen the a hurricane today. And then we have this area near the caribbean islands. Right now, just an invest area, called 99l. And theres a 70 chance it could be the next named system. You can see the latest advisory for gaston was 11 00. At any point, it could be a hurricane. And the thing about gaston, if it becomes a hurricane. And now 99l, this has the best potential of impacting us at all. Notice all the models take it toward the bahamas. This is the time when it could really strengthen. A