The National Hurricane Center is predicting a high chance of development for a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico.

With less than a month left in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, conditions are still conducive for tropical development in the Caribbean.

According to the NHC, environmental conditions appear conducive for development, and a tropical depression will likely form late this week as the system moves westward into the western Caribbean Sea. As of Tuesday morning, the system has a 40% chance of development over the next two days and a 80% chance over the next seven days.

Another tropical storm is likely to develop in the Caribbean late next week. This storm will be called “Rafael”. Here’s what the Hurricane Center says: “Southwestern Caribbean Sea:Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Caribbean Sea are associated with a broad area of low pressure.

The low-pressure area in the Caribbean will develop into Sara later this week or over the weekend. The storm system will eventually drift its way into the western Caribbean as Tropical Storm Sara. The system will most likely strengthen into Hurricane Sara in the southern Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane season continues through the end of the month, and conditions remain favorable for another named storm.WATCHING THE CARIBBEAN Sign up for our NewslettersA tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea is producing disorganized showers and storms.