National Hurricane Center: Tropical Depression Likely To Form

BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The National Hurricane Center is watching two waves of note, and now one has a 40 percent chance of development over the next five days.

While none are an immediate threat to South Florida, it is always a good idea to know what’s in the Atlantic. Creating a “hurricane plan” now can help reduce stress later.

From the National Hurricane Center early Thursday morning, June 24, 2021:

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

1. Disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity continues to the east
   of a small area of low pressure located about 200 miles east of
   Barbados. Increasing upper-level winds are likely to prevent
   further development of this system during the next couple of days
   while it moves west-northwestward at about 10 mph. This disturbance
   could produce increased shower activity and some gusty winds when it
   moves across the Lesser Antilles on Friday.

• Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
• Formation chance through 5 days…low…10 percent.

1. A strong tropical wave is expected to emerge off the coast of Africa
   later today. Although ocean temperatures are still relatively cool
   over the tropical Atlantic Ocean and are only marginally conducive
   for development, a small tropical depression could form by early
   next week while moving westward to west-northwestward at about 15
   mph across the tropical eastern and central Atlantic Ocean.

• Formation chance through 48 hours…low…20 percent.
• Formation chance through 5 days…medium…40 percent.