A disturbance in the Caribbean will likely become the latest tropical depression or storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday that a broad area of low pressure in the central Caribbean Sea continues to ...

The NHC said Tuesday it is tracking a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea that could become a tropical depression by the end of the week.

A broad area of low pressure is expected to form in the western Caribbean Sea over the next several days. Disorganized storms could become better organized in a tropical environment that is likely to support gradual development. A tropical depression may form by this weekend while moving slowly westward.

According to the NHC, environmental conditions appear conducive for development, and a tropical depression will likely form late this week as the system moves westward into the western Caribbean Sea. As of Tuesday morning, the system has a 40% chance of development over the next two days and a 80% chance over the next seven days.

A disturbance swirling over the central Caribbean Sea now has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression by the end of the week, and some computer forecast models show it continuing to strengthen.

AL99 System Development Likely! Stay informed with the latest update on the potential tropical depression in the Central and Western Caribbean Sea. 🌧️💨 Showers and thunderstorms have intensified around a broad area of low pressure,