ORLANDO, Fla. – The remnants of what was once powerful Hurricane Eta have moved over Caribbean waters and are on track to strengthen on a path toward Florida before reaching the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.The latest track from the Hurricane Center shows the system reaching tropical storm status as early as Friday night and strengthening further through the weekend.
The center of Eta is expected to move across the northwestern Caribbean Sea Friday, approach the Cayman Islands Saturday and be near central or western Cuba Saturday night and Sunday.[TROPICS TRACKER: View updated track, satellite, computer models for Eta using video player below]From there, Eta could continue on a path toward Florida, though the.