WGCU STAFF & Florida Public Radio Emergency Network

Latest NHC forecast for Idalia has landfall on Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane somewhere along the Florida Gulf Coast. Hurricane, Tropical Storm and Storm Surge Watches are now posted. The cone extends from near Panama City/Tallahassee through Sarasota, but remember Hurricane Ian hit outside the early cone forecasts.

In the Tropical Atlantic, Tuesday afternoon, there are now three areas being monitored for potential development.

The National Hurricane Center has issued the last advisory on Post-Tropical Cyclone Don, located over the north-central Atlantic. Two other systems are now being watched.

With Tropical Storm Don spinning way out in the central Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center is now watching a small area of low pressure several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands that could become Tropical Depression Emily at some point.