Hurricane Gabrielle, Invest 93L and 94L spaghetti models. Are Naples, Marco Island in path?

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As Hurricane Gabrielle moves into the North Atlantic as a Category 4 storm on Sept. 23, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two new systems with the potential for additional development.

A hurricane watch is in effect for the islands of the Azores, where hurricane conditions are possible by Thursday night, along with heavy rainfall into Friday morning.

Swells generated by Gabrielle will continue to affect Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast and are expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip current conditions, the hurricane center said.

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Meanwhile, Invest 93L in the western tropical Atlantic and Invest 94L, east of the Leeward Islands, have a high and medium chance, respectively, to become tropical depressions over the next seven days, per the NHC.

It’s too soon to know if these systems will have any impact on the Naples area.

Temperatures in the low 90s with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are likely for the next several days, according to the National Weather Service.

Here’s what to know:

Hurricane Gabrielle Spaghetti models. Where will it go?

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Naples storm tracker: Where are Hurricane Gabrielle, Invest 93L and Invest 94 going?

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According to the National Hurricane Center, Gabrielle is forecast to approach the Azores late on Thursday as a hurricane. In response, a Hurricane Watch is now in effect for all of the islands of the Azores and interests there should closely monitor Gabrielle’s progress.

Swells generated by Gabrielle will continue to affect Bermuda, the east coast of the United States from North Carolina northward, as well as Atlantic Canada, during the next couple of days. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

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What other tropical waves, disturbances are in Atlantic now?

Central and Western Tropical Atlantic (AL93): Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a tropical wave located a little less than 1000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles continues to show signs of organization.

Environmental conditions are forecast to be favorable for development over the next several days, and a tropical depression is likely to form by the latter half of this week while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward into the western tropical Atlantic.

• Formation chance through 48 hours: medium…60 percent.

• Formation chance through 7 days: high…90 percent.

East of the Leeward Islands (AL94): A tropical wave is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms, and gusty winds across much of the Windward and Leeward Islands.

This wave is expected to move west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph, spreading heavy rainfall and gusty winds into Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands tonight and Wednesday.

The system is then expected to slow down and turn northwestward when it reaches the southwestern Atlantic near the Bahamas late this week, and a tropical depression could form when the disturbance is in that region.

Interests in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas should monitor the progress of this system.

• Formation chance through 48 hours: low…20 percent.

• Formation chance through 7 days: medium…60 percent.

Invest 93L Spaghetti models

Invest 93L, is expected to form inot a tropical depression on Thursday or Friday as it moves across the western Tropical Atlantic toward the Bahamas, the NHC said.

Invest 94L spaghetti models

Invest 94L may bring significant rainfall to the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands during the week.

Weather radar shows conditions in Naples, Marco Island, Collier County, Florida

Current weather watches and warnings issued in Naples, Marco Island, Collier County, Florida

Excessive rainfall forecast across Naples, Collier County, Florida

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