In the next days, a tropical depression is predicted to emerge, according to the National Hurricane Center.
“Next week, what will become the next named storm of the hurricane season, can impact Florida. Invest 99L is likely to become a tropical depressing in the next day or so and continue to strengthen through the end of the week,” Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Amanda Holly said.
The climate seems favorable for development as the system gradually advances westward toward the western Caribbean Sea.
As the disturbance gradually travels across the western Caribbean Sea throughout the weekend, NHC predicts more development.
“Confidence is growing in possible Florida impacts because most long-range forecasts have the storm moving in this direction but it is still too soon to say exactly where the storm will go and how strong it will be. The strength will depend on how much land interaction it has with Central America and Mexico through Monday as it meanders in the Caribbean,” Holly said.
Early next week, the disturbance is predicted to travel gradually northwest.
The likelihood of development is 90% over the next seven days and 80% during the next 48 hours.