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HURRICANE CENTER: Now 40-Percent Chance Tropical Depression Forms South Of Florida

National Hurricane Center October 29 2024

Likely To Form This Weekend. Hurricane Season Not Over Yet.

National Hurricane Center October 29 2024
National Hurricane Center map for Tuesday, October 29, 2024. (NHC).

BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There is now a 40-percent chance that a new tropical depression will form south of Florida over the weekend. What it does after that remains unclear. The system is currently a “disturbance” with “gradual development” possible, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. This is the Tuesday afternoon update:

“Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Tue Oct 29 2024 For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Southwestern Caribbean Sea: A broad area of low pressure will likely develop over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in a couple of days.

Gradual development is possible thereafter, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend while the system begins to drift northward or northeastward toward the central Caribbean Sea. Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…medium…40 percent.”

We note the Atlantic Hurricane Season continues through November 30th. The next storm names are Patty, Rafael, and Sara.