Weather in 5, 9/10/2024 Tropical Storm Francine is in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico and will begin moving northeastward today. Conditions are favorable for strengthening to a hurricane and warnings are up for the Louisiana coast. In the Northeast, Mid Atlantic, Ohio Valley and Great Lakes we have a sprawling area of high pressure at the surface and aloft which will block all tropical moisture from moving northward for the next week or so. Dry warm weather conditions will last at least through the weekend and into early next week.