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TAMPA, Fla. – FOX 13 meteorologists are tracking two areas of interest in the tropics Monday, including a disturbance in the northern Gulf and the remnants of former Tropical Storm Dolly near Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n
While neither system currently poses a significant threat to the Bay Area, forecasters are watching both for signs of development as they move over the coming days.<\/p>\n
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What we know:<\/p>\n
Invest 97L appears to be becoming better organized in the northern Gulf.<\/p>\n
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The system could potentially strengthen into a tropical depression or a short-lived tropical storm before moving inland near the Texas-Louisiana border Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Regardless of whether it develops into a named storm, the system is expected to bring beneficial rainfall to parts of the region dealing with drought conditions.<\/p>\n
Dolly remnants moving toward Florida <\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
The remnants of former Tropical Storm Dolly are near Puerto Rico and are expected to continue moving west-northwest toward Florida.<\/p>\n
Dolly weakened after encountering significant wind shear across the Caribbean and Atlantic. Wind shear, or a change in wind speed and direction with height, can disrupt the circulation of tropical systems and prevent them from strengthening.<\/p>\n
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Wind shear is currently much lower over the Gulf, giving the remnants a slight chance of redevelopment as they move west.<\/p>\n
However, many computer models keep the system as an open tropical wave rather than showing it developing into a tropical cyclone.<\/p>\n
Florida rainfall impact <\/p>\n
Why you should care:<\/p>\n
Even without development, the system could transport additional tropical moisture into Florida and bring much-needed rainfall to drought-stricken areas.<\/p>\n
Forecasters will continue monitoring both systems closely in the coming days.<\/p>\n
If they remain weak and follow the expected paths, both disturbances could provide beneficial rainfall to parts of Florida and the Deep South.<\/p>\n
Forecast updates <\/p>\n
What you can do:<\/p>\n
However, tropical systems can change quickly, so residents should continue to monitor the latest forecasts as the systems move west.<\/p>\n
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Neither system currently poses a direct threat to the Bay Area, but conditions could change as the remnants of Dolly approach the Gulf.<\/p>\n
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from tropical advisories and forecast tracking updates provided by the FOX 13 weather team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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