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Boca Raton and the surrounding areas are in for some tropical storm-type weather with Nicole fast approaching and possibly strengthening into a hurricane.

Out of an abundance of caution, there will be no school on Wednesday or Thursday as Tropical Storm Nicole approaches Florida's east coast.

Subtropical Storm Nicole is heading right for South Florida as it transforms into a Tropical Storm and possibly even a Category 1 Hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center has been monitoring 3 different storm systems east of Florida with one potentially producing tropical storm weather.

The National Hurricane Center tells Boca Post that the two systems we have been following for days now have both been upgraded to named tropical storms.

The National Hurricane Center is continuing to watch a storm system off of the coast of Africa as it continues to show signs of development.

As "Potential Tropical Cyclone One" continues to strengthen, experts believe it will become Tropical Storm Alex today and continue to dump large amounts of rain on us here in Boca Raton and beyond.

With the likelihood of the remnants of Hurricane Agatha developing into Hurricane Alex all but gone, experts expect the storm to become a real rainmaker this weekend as another disturbance has been identified in the Atlantic.