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Oscar strengthens into hurricane near Turks and Caicos Islands

By James Tutten, WFTV.com, Gene Saladna, WFTV.com and David Heckard, WFTV.com

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By James Tutten, WFTV.com, Gene Saladna, WFTV.com and David Heckard, WFTV.com

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring two active systems in the tropics.

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8:15 p.m. update:

Hurricane Oscar’s winds remain at 85 mph, the National Hurricane Center said, keeping it at Category 1 status.

5:30 p.m. update:

The 5 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center has Oscar with winds of 85 mph.

Hurricane conditions are expected across the Turks and Caicos and the Southeastern Bahamas tonight and Sunday, where Hurricane Warnings are in effect.

Oscar is expected to move westward toward Cuba then sharply turn northeastward on Monday.

The system is expected to weaken to a tropical storm early next week and will likely be absorbed into a trough of low pressure by Wednesday.

2:04 p.m. update:

The National Hurricane Center said Oscar has strengthened into a hurricane.

Hurricane Oscar has maximum sustained winds around 80 mph and is moving west at 12 mph.

A Hurricane Warning advisory has been issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeast Bahamas.

10:40 a.m. update:

The National Hurricane Center confirmed Tropical Storm Oscar formed Saturday morning.

The system is strengthening east of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Some forecast tracks show Oscar will make a sharp turn to the northeast by the end of the weekend and move out to the Atlantic.

Several factors, including a high-pressure system over Florida, should help to keep Oscar from heading in our direction.

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Original report:

Tropical Storm Nadine formed early Saturday morning in the western Caribbean.

Nadine will be a short-lived system as it drifts to the west.

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Over the next 24 hours, parts of Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala will experience heavy rain and potential flash flooding.

Tropical Storm Nadine forms as another system shows increased chance to develop

Nadine should then break up and weaken on Sunday.

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Another system, called Invest 94L, is still working to develop just north of the Dominican Republic.

Tropical Storm Nadine forms as another system shows increased chance to develop Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring two active systems in the tropics.

Invest 94L has a 60% chance of developing over the next 48 hours.

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It’s unclear where the low-pressure area will go, but a high-pressure area over Florida is working against its chances of impacting Florida.

Channel 9 will continue to monitor the tropics and provide updates on Eyewitness News.

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