A new area in the southwest Caribbean Sea is being monitored for tropical development. There is a 90% chance of development over the next several days. A broad low-pressure system can form in the southwest Caribbean Sea.

Hurricane season isn’t over, as another late-season Caribbean Tropical Storm could be forming. A disturbance in the western Caribbean is likely developing into a Tropical Depression and may soon become the 18th named storm of the season: Tropical Storm Sara.

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.

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.

The National Hurricane center is tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone 19, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Sara on Thursday. It's moving west at 6 mph with winds of 30 mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has highlighted the area in the Western Caribbean as highly likely, 90%, for tropical development over the next 3-7 days.