A broad area of low-pressure over the central Caribbean Sea is producing disorganized showers and storms. The NHC has tagged the area as Invest 99-L. A tropical depression is expected to form within a couple of days and move slowly westward through the western Caribbean into early next week.

A broad area of low pressure is expected to form in the western Caribbean Sea over the next several days. Disorganized storms could become better organized in a tropical environment that is likely to support gradual development. A tropical depression may form by this weekend while moving slowly westward.

We’re less than three weeks away from the official end of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, but a new tropical threat has emerged in the Caribbean Sea. Forecasters say a tropical depression or tropical storm could develop by the end of the week or over the weekend.