MIAMI — The Atlantic basin is bustling with tropical activity.
Forecasters on Monday are watching three disturbances in the Atlantic, with a trough of low pressure possibly developing in the Caribbean Sea this week. One of the Atlantic disturbances has a high chance of turning into a tropical depression in the next five days.
At the moment, none of the systems are a threat to Florida.
Here’s what to know:
Atlantic disturbance has high chance of formation, forecasters say
The disturbance that has a medium 50% chance of formation in the next 48 hours and a high 80% chance of formation through the next five days is in the central Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The forecast shows it moving slowly west and then west-northwest, toward the adjacent waters of the northern Leeward Islands.
The system, described as a broad area of low pressure, is expected to see some gradual development over the next few days, with a tropical depression likely to form later this week, even though conditions are only “marginally favorable” for development, according to the hurricane center.
What about the other systems?
The hurricane center expects a trough of low pressure could develop over the northwestern Caribbean Sea in the next few days.
“Environmental conditions could support some slow development of the system thereafter while it moves generally west-northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and toward the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico,” according to the hurricane center’s early advisory Monday.
It has a 0% chance of formation within the next 48 hours and a low 20% chance of formation through the next five days.
As for the other two disturbances, one is forecast to emerge off the west coast of Africa by early Tuesday and could see some gradual development as it moves west to west-northwest across the far eastern Atlantic.
It has a low 10% chance of formation through the next 48 hours and a low 30% chance of formation through the next five days.
The other system was producing some showers about 600 miles east of Bermuda early Monday.
“Strong upper-level winds and dry air are expected to limit significant development of this system while it drifts southward and southwestward over the central Atlantic during the next couple of days, and likely dissipate by the end of the week,” the hurricane center said.
It has a low 10% chance of formation in the next two to five days.
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