There are now two areas being watched in the Caribbean Sea and one in the North Atlantic.
The odds are increasing for the possibility of tropical development in the southwestern Caribbean Sea within the next seven days.
As of Thursday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center bumped up formation chances to 60% in the next seven days and 10% in the next two days.
Most computer forecast models agree that an area of low pressure will form in the Caribbean as early as the weekend and then potentially drift northward into next week.
There's still a lot of disagreement, though, among the various forecast models regarding how well organized the system could become.
Some models only develop a weak area of low pressure, but a few forecast models show the potential for a tropical depression or storm developing next week. Until something starts organizing, it's just too early to speculate on a potential track or if the U.S. could be impacted.
The other area, located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, has a low chance of developing over the next seven days.
Widespread clouds and showers are being produced by an area of low pressure near Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic and the northern Leeward Islands. Slow development is possible through the weekend before the low is expected to be absorbed by the other area we are watching in the Caribbean.
Lastly, there is an area of potential development far east of the U.S. and it is a non-tropical low at this time.
There is a low chance for subtropical or tropical development as it slowly moves east near the Azores.
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The next name up this hurricane season is Patty. Hurricane season runs through the end of November.
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