A tropical system could develop into a tropical storm or tropical depression in the next day.
Tropical Depression 9 formed Thursday over the west-central Caribbean Sea and could impact the United States by early next week. According to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner, model plots show the system could affect the central coastline of the Gulf Coast late this weekend or early next week. Before reaching the U.S., the system is forecast to track northwest between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba over the next 48 hours, according to WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch.
