A system of low pressure in the Southwestern Caribbean Sea is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center as of Sunday morning. The system could form later this week.
AccuWeather said water in the Caribbean is “bath warm,” making it easier for storms to organize and strengthen.
“Not only is the surface water warm, 80-degree water temperatures extend to over 150 feet below the surface,” said AccuWeather tropical meteorologist Alex DaSilva.
Here’s the latest update from the NHC as of 7 a.m. Nov. 12:
What’s out there?
A broad area of low pressure is likely to form over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in a few days.
Gradual development is possible thereafter, and a tropical depression could form late this week while the system drifts northeastward across the western and central portions of the Caribbean Sea.
Formation chance through 48 hours: Low, near 0%
Formation chance through 7 days: Medium, 50%