NHC is advising residents in the Florida Keys and the southern Florida peninsula to follow updates on the weather system.

Tropical Depression 6 has upgraded to Tropical Storm Florence on Saturday morning, making it the sixth named storm of the 2018 hurricane season.

Hawaii residents breathed a sigh of relief as Hurricane Lane disintegrated into a tropical storm, but authorities warned that its thrashing winds and relentless rain will remain a threat into the weekend.

Even if the center of Lane doesn’t make landfall, the islands could be walloped with rain and wind. Public schools on the Big Island and in Maui County are closed Wednesday until further notice.

The Hartling Group, owners of three luxury resorts in Turks and Caicos recently created its new “No-Hassle, 100% Refund Policy,” in the event of a hurricane threat.

Previously a stationary hurricane, the tropical storm has now jumped in the jet stream and is racing to the northeast at around 35 mph.