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NHC is monitoring two systems in the Atlantic, including Invest 94L

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NHC is monitoring two systems in the Atlantic, including Invest 94L

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The National Hurricane Center said Tuesday it is tracking two systems in the Atlantic basin, including one that could strengthen into a tropical depression later this week.

The system, currently designated Invest 94L, has been described by the hurricane center as a “well-defined low pressure area” over the central tropical Atlantic that is currently producing occasional showers and thunderstorms.

Forecasters said the system remained “embedded in a dry air environment” and development was unlikely over the next few days, but the system was forecast to shift generally westward and environmental conditions were expected to become more favorable for gradual development in the mid to late part of this Week.

A tropical depression or storm could form

“A tropical depression could form as the system begins to move west-northwestward and approaches or approaches the Leeward Islands later this week,” the hurricane center said. There is a 60% chance of the system forming within the next seven days.

“It looks like things will be slow to develop over the next few days,” AccuWeather hurricane expert Alex DaSilva said. The window for development into a tropical storm will open late in the week, likely Thursday or Friday, as wind shear weakens. AccuWeather's forecast calls for the system to become a tropical storm by Thursday night, early Friday or at the earliest Thursday afternoon.

The next storm that forms will be named Nadine. It will be the 14th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, roughly in line with the average for named storms.

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Another system that lingers in the Caribbean Sea

The hurricane center also said Tuesday that it is keeping an eye on a “large low pressure area” that could develop over the southwestern Caribbean Sea by mid- to late this week.

Gradual development of the system is possible if it remains afloat as it slowly moves west-northwest toward northern Central America, the hurricane center said. Regardless of developments, however, locally heavy rain may occur later this week in parts of Central America.

The system is not currently expected to impact the United States

Florida has been hit by three hurricanes this year

Florida has been hit by three hurricanes so far this season: Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. That puts 2024 on a par with five other years for the most hurricanes to make landfall in Florida in a single season, according to Colorado State University meteorologist Phil Klotzbach, who specializes in seasonal hurricane forecasts for the Atlantic basin.

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Gabe Hauari is a nationally featured news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].

Contributor: Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Network – Florida

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