Hurricane season may end this month, but that’s not keeping the tropics quiet.
The National Hurricane Center designated a disturbance in the Caribbean Sea that has been tracked for several days as Invest 98L on Wednesday. Forecasters are also keeping an eye on a cluster of storms that is developing off the Southeast coast for potential development.
If a tropical storm develops, it will take the name Vince. That is the next-to-last name on the 2023 Atlantic Ocean list.
Here is a closer look at each of these systems.
A tropical disturbance located in the southwest Caribbean Sea off the east coast of Central America has been dubbed Invest 98L. An invest is a naming convention used by the NHC that allows forecasters to run specialized computer models on systems being monitored for possible development.
Invest 98L has a medium chance of development. According to the NHC, a tropical depression could form by this weekend. Hurricane Hunters are expected to investigate the disturbance Thursday.
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An area of low pressure off the Southeast coast has a low chance of development. It is forecast to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to southern Florida, the Florida Keys and the Bahamas during the next couple of days.
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