The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has begun issuing advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, which is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Helene later today or tonight.
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Helene is forecast to form in the northwestern Caribbean and become a hurricane as it moves toward the Florida Panhandle and West Central Florida by Thursday. Forecasters warn it could reach Category 2 or 3 intensity, bringing strong winds, storm surge, and heavy rain across Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
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Disorganized thunderstorms are predicted to consolidate, forming a circulation center. Once organized, Helene is expected to track through the Yucatán Channel and intensify in the Gulf of Mexico.
