Tropical Storm Jerry is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend.

Invest 96L in the northern Atlantic poses no direct threat to the U.S.

As Tropical Storm Jerry continues to strengthen as it approaches the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center is tracking a couple of other systems out there, including a new one: Invest 96L.

Jerry is expected to become a hurricane by the weekend, although models disagree on how strong it could get. The storm is expected to curve north and then east, staying away from Florida and the United States.

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The new system on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map is Invest 96L — AL96 — in the northern

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