TAMPA - FOX 13 meteorologists are watching three systems in the tropics — Gabrielle, the newly formed Hurricane Humberto and now Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, which is expected to become Imelda.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is expected to become a tropical storm over the weekend, prompting tropical storm warnings for the Bahamas. According to FOX 13 meteorologist Nash Rhodes, the system should parallel the east coast of Florida before possibly making landfall early next week.

The system will likely strengthen into a hurricane by Monday afternoon, Rhodes said.

The east coast of Florida should monitor Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, but it's unlikely to receive significant impacts from the system. Rhodes said this also won't cause meaningful impacts on the Tampa Bay or Florida's

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