... that which could become 'Gordon" in the next few days.
Fresh off the memories of last year's visit by Irma, which the SoFlo started watching about this time last year, the current tropical "wave", all but guaranteed to make the Labor Day holiday a washout, could actually become a named event within the next 24 hours.
That being said, we feel pretty confident down here that we needn't batten down too many hatches before the storm starts to affect the area overnight tonight ... but hurricane prognostication is still an imperfect art, so it's definitely time to keep an eye on any upcoming developments. And it's also time to make sure the liquor cabinet is fully stocked (as well as the stash of tuna and jerky in the cupboard).
Stay alert out there folks!
GORDON MAY SOON BE WITH US:
https://abc13.com/weather/eye-on-the-gulf-gordon-possible-next-week/3548191/
TIME TO CHECK THE LIST:
https://www.stateofflorida.com/articles/hurricane-preparedness-guide.aspx
FROM TROPICAL WAVE TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO TROPICAL STORM:
https://pmm.nasa.gov/education/content/what-difference-between-tropical-storm-and-tropical-depression
