BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There’s growing concern that another system may follow in the footsteps of Hurricane Helene, as a an area of interest in the Gulf seems poised to develop into a tropical system. And east of Florida, that “red x” with an oval around it is also notable. It has a very good chance of developing into a tropical system as it heads west. Here’s the update from the National Hurricane Center:
Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM EDT Wed Oct 2 2024 For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Kirk, located over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean.
Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico: A broad trough of low pressure is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms from the southwestern Caribbean Sea into the southern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental conditions could support some gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend as the broader disturbance moves fully into the Gulf of Mexico. Interests along the U. S. Gulf Coast should continue to monitor the progress of this system. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…medium…40 percent.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL91): Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with an area of low pressure located a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions appear conducive for further development of this system, and a tropical depression is expected to form during the next day or so while it moves slowly westward over the eastern tropical Atlantic. Formation chance through 48 hours…high…90 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…high…90 percent.
