There’s a disturbance near the Caribbean, another by Africa. What the forecast shows
A disturbance that is nearing the Caribbean Sea Thursday could see some development in the next few days. Forecasters are also eyeing a tropical wave that is moving off the coast of Africa.
The National Hurricane Center said both systems have a 0% chance of formation in the next 48 hours and a low 20% chance of formation through the next five days.
The disturbance near the Caribbean Sea was approaching the Windward Islands early Thursday with disorganized showers and thunderstorms, as of the hurricane center’s advisory at 2 a.m. Thursday.
Conditions could “become more conducive for slow development” after the system crosses the Windward Islands and moves across the Caribbean Sea later this week and into early next week, the hurricane center said.
The other disturbance might see some “slow development” later this week or over the weekend as it quickly moves west, away from Africa, into the Atlantic.
A third disturbance that forecasters were monitoring dissipated Tuesday night.
NOAA’s revised prediction says there could be 11 to 17 named storms before the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season ends on Nov. 30. The next storm name on the list is Danielle.
Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew in South Florida. The Category 5 storm devastated South Miami-Dade, led to stricter building codes and changed the lives of many in South Florida.
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This story was originally published August 24, 2022 at 7:18 AM.
