Two systems likely in Caribbean as hurricane season peaks
Two weather disturbances in the Caribbean are being
watched for possible development over the next few days.
The two areas of interest have seen their odds
increase to become tropical depressions or storms by the US National Hurricane
Center (NHC), amid the peak of the hurricane season.
A tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea continues
to produce an area of disorganised thunderstorms and gusty winds, said the
Miami-based NHC. The tropical wave has a 70 per cent chance of developing over
the next five days. The wave is moving westward at 20 mph but development is
unlikely as it moves across the eastern and central Caribbean Sea over the next
two days.
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The second disturbance, an area of flow pressure
located about 1,400 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, is producing
concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms.Â
The NHC said environmental conditions are conducive to development with
it having an 80 per cent chance of becoming a tropical depression over the next
48 hours.
Should the two develop, they will be called Laura and
Marco based on the pre-determined storm list.