Tropical Storm Debby to hit Florida as hurricane, National Hurricane Center says, Here’s where. – MASHAHER

Tropical Storm Debby is expected to become a hurricane by Sunday night before making landfall Monday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Strengthening is expected to continue in the Gulf of Mexico and hurricane watches have been issued for a portion of Florida’s west coast.

Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded a state of emergency to 61 of Florida’s 67 counties Friday and activated the Florida National Guard ahead of the storm.

Here’s what the latest spaghetti models say:

Spaghetti models for Tropical Storm Debby

Special note about spaghetti models: Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts.

Tropical Storm Debby tracker

Where is Tropical Storm Debby? National Hurricane Center forecast cone

Current weather advisories across Florida

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This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Tropical Storm Debby: Spaghetti models, forecasts for Florida threat