NHC says 40% chance system will form into cyclone near Florida

National Hurricane Officials hold a news conference on the importance of preparedness for the upcoming season, in Miami

(Reuters) -A low pressure area located just offshore of the east coast of Florida has a 40% likelihood of evolving into a cyclone within the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.

“This system is forecast to move westward across the Florida Peninsula today and tonight, then reach the northeastern Gulf by the middle part of this week,” the NHC said in its latest advisory.

(Reporting by Anushree Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)