Caribbean Sea to be monitored for tropical development as storms track across Atlantic Ocean
The NHC said slow development is possible as the system moves westward into the Caribbean Sea toward the middle of next week.
Development potential slowly increasing for Caribbean tropical threat
A tropical wave located southeast of the Lesser Antilles is slowly moving through warm Caribbean waters, avoiding strong winds that would make for a hostile environment. The National Hurricane Center said odds for development are still low over the next week.
MIAMI – As the end of hurricane season nears, tropical activity is winding down, but it's not come to a halt just yet.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance moving across the Atlantic Ocean for potential tropical development. Currently, located in the central Atlantic, the tropical wave has low chances of development over the next week.
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The NHC said slow development is possible as the system moves westward into the Caribbean Sea toward the middle of next week.
According to FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross, conditions in the Caribbean are conducive to development.
"The NHC has the odds of at least a tropical depression forming by next Friday in the low range. The consensus of the various computer forecasts is that there's a medium chance a depression or storm will organize, but it's more likely to happen after Friday," said Norcross Friday.
Norcross emphasized that forecasts for underdeveloped systems are highly variable.
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Area to watch in North Atlantic
Additionally, the NHC identified an area to watch for development in the North Atlantic late Thursday evening. This area is a non-tropical area of low pressure several hundred miles off the Northeast coast that the Hurricane Center said may take on some tropical characteristics in the coming days.
Regardless of development, this system is expected to head out to sea and has a low chance of development.
If either area to watch progresses into a tropical storm or hurricane, it'll be named Melissa, the 13th named storm of the Atlantic season.
The official end of the Atlantic Hurricane season is Nov. 30.