Tropical storm watches and warnings have been issued along the southwest coast of the Florida peninsula ahead of Potential Tropical Cyclone Four. As of Friday morning, the Tropical Wave was moving WNW at 16mph across the Caribbean with sustained winds of 30 mph. This system is anticipated to move towards the eastern Gulf of Mexico over the weekend while gradually gaining strength. 

PTC Four is set to make landfall along the Florida gulf coast sometime on Sunday, bringing many threats including flooding rains to the region, regardless of storm strength or category at landfall. 

The tropical system has a medium (60%) chance of developing Tropical characteristics over the next 48 hours but holds a higher chance of becoming a Tropical Depression by the end of the weekend. 

At this time, the storm does not pose any direct impacts to the Louisiana coast. However, it is a system the Storm Station will keep an eye on over the weekend and monitor any indirect impacts of the system in our region. You can find that latest tropical updates from the Storm Station in the latest blog found HERE.

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