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Two Areas to Watch in The Tropics

Tracking the Tropics

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Closer to home in the Western Caribbean Sea we are watching a broad area of low pressure trying to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Some development is possible if the system stays over water while it moves west-northwestward towards northern Central America.

Locally heavy rainfall is possible across portions of Central America later this week.

The formation chance through 48 hours is 0 percent at the formation chance through 7 days is 20 percent.

Invest AL94 in the Central Tropical Atlantic is a well-defined area of low pressure located roughly midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles.

This system is currently embedded in a dry air environment and development is unlikely over the next couple of days. However, this system is forecast to move generally westward toward warmer waters and environmental conditions could become more favorable for gradual development by the middle to latter part of this week.

A tropical depression could form as the system begins moving west-northwestward and approaches or moves near the Leeward Islands late this week.

The formation chance through 48 hours is 10 percent and the formation chance through 7 days is 60 percent.


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Richard Nunn is the Weather Authority Chief Meteorologist

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