Over the last few hours, Eta has weakened from a minimal hurricane to a tropical storm and has lost a lot of its convection as it is approaching Florida. The forward speed of the storm is also faster than originally predicted, which means that impacts at any one spot will last a shorter time than was previously expected. Some gusty winds and rain may occur, especially to the right of the track, which means it will mostly be in Florida. As it merges with the cold front that is moving into NW Georgia tonight, more rain will occur in the Carolinas and Virginia before the storm moves out to sea.
Meanwhile, the area of interest in the southern Caribbean has a 90 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm in the next five days. It would be called Iota, the next letter in the Greek alphabet.
