Disturbance in central Atlantic could develop near Caribbean islands
Published in Weather News
After a brief lull in storms forming in the Atlantic, forecasters are watching a disturbance nearing the eastern Caribbean Sea that could develop while it moves in a general direction over the Caribbean islands.
An “area of disturbed weather” over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is forecast to interact with a tropical wave that is approaching that area in the next several days, the National Hurricane Center said. It could develop while it moves toward the Lesser Antilles, the arc of small islands in the far eastern Caribbean, by early next week.
Forecasters said the disturbance is expected to move west-northwest later next week, near the the chain of islands that includes Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. As of 2 p.m. Eastern time Friday, it has a 20% chance of developing in the next seven days.
It is the first disturbance forecasters are watching in the Atlantic since Hurricane Beryl formed in late June.
Earlier this month, Colorado State University experts updated their hurricane season forecast, calling for an even busier season than the already “extremely active” forecast they earlier predicted.
The next storm to form would be named Chris.
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