Hurricane forecast tracks tropical wave. Is it a Florida threat?

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Last week, the National Weather Service announced the official , defined as widespread cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Equatorial Pacific. And while there is no threat of a U.S. landfall over the upcoming 7 days, that La Niña may give a boost to a Caribbean tropical disturbance worth monitoring late next week and beyond.

The implications of a La Niña for global weather patterns over the next six months are manifold, including raising the odds of a colder, snowier winter in the northwest U.S. and a drier, milder winter in the southern tier. Like most gender reveals, the re-emergence of La Niña also brings a good chance of destructive fires. Historically, some of Florida’s worst drought and wildfire seasons, such as 2017, have followe