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Hot on Hurricane Lowell’s heels, Invest 96E emerges as the Pacific’s next potential tropical threat

There is an 80% chance of tropical development over the next two days, according to the NOAA.

By Raymond Sanchez
Source FOX Weather

Pacific tropics remain active as Atlantic nears historic territory

A roaring Pacific. A snoozing Atlantic. The culprit? A brewing super El Niño. FOX Weather meteorologists Britta Merwin and Craig Herrera break down the tale of two seasons:  

THE TAKEAWAY

  • Invest 96E is likely to develop into a tropical depression.
  • This will likely become the next named storm, Norbert.
  • There is an 80% chance of tropical development over the next two days.

Another batch of severe storms is brewing in the Pacific, with newly designated Invest 96E trailing behind Hurricane Lowell, Karina and Marie as the next tropical threat.

So far this season, there have been 15 named storms, including six hurricanes.

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Invest 96E was designated on Tuesday afternoon and has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next few days.

Wind blows coconut trees during the passage of Hurricane Matthew in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. Hurricane Matthew roared into the southwestern coast of Haiti on Tuesday, threatening a largely rural corner of the impoverished country with devastating storm conditions as it headed north toward Cuba and the eastern coast of Florida. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

Rain and thunderstorm activity is becoming more organized in relation to an elongated area of low pressure several hundred miles south of the Baja California peninsula.

There is an 80% chance of tropical development over the next two days, according to the NOAA.

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"Current long-range forecasts have this system continue to move east and potentially in the direction of Hawaii, but that is over a week and a half away," the FOX Forecast Center said. "There is plenty of time for forecasts to change and evolve. "

This will likely become the next named storm, Norbert.

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Tune into FOX Weather as we track the development of this storm.