The National Hurricane Center continued Thursday to track two systems with low chances to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 2 a.m. tropical outlook, a trough of low pressure a few hundred miles east of the Caribbean’s Leeward Islands remained disorganized.
“Some slow development is possible during the next couple of days as the disturbance moves quickly westward to west-northwestward around 20 mph, passing near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday, then near Hispaniola and the southeastern Bahamas on Saturday,” forecasters said. “Strong upper-level winds should end the chances of development by late in the weekend.”
Air Force Hurricane Hunters flew into the system on Thursday afternoon.
The NHC gives it a 20% chance to develop in the next two days and 30% in the next seven.
In the western Caribbean is another broad area of low pressure with showers and thunderstorms.
“Gradual development of this system is possible over the next couple of days before it moves inland over Central America,” forecasters said. “Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is likely across portions of Central America and southern Mexico through the weekend.”
The NHC gives it a 30% chance to develop in the next two to seven days.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is entering the final six weeks ending on Nov. 30.
So far it has produced 13 named storms, including nine hurricanes, three of which struck Florida.
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