Hurricane center ups odds Caribbean system will form
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased its forecast odds a Caribbean system will develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of its 7 a.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said it expects a broad area of low pressure to form over the western Caribbean Sea during the next couple of days.
“Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this system thereafter, and a tropical depression could form late this week or this weekend while moving slowly westward,” forecasters said.
The NHC gave it a 40% chance of development in the next seven days.
If it were to spin up into tropical-storm strength, it could become Tropical Storm Sara.
So far, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has had 17 named storms, 11 of which have developed into hurricanes, and five of those have been major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or more.
The most recent, Hurricane Rafael, fell apart over the weekend in the central Gulf of Mexico after striking Cuba last week.
Hurricane season officially runs from June 1-Nov. 30.
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