NHC Reports High Chance of Tropical Cyclone Formation in Caribbean

The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is currently monitoring two active weather systems in the Atlantic. The first is Tropical Storm Patty, which is located over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, east of the Azores Islands.

The second system, Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen, is positioned in the south-central Caribbean Sea. The NHC says that the likelihood of this system developing into a tropical cyclone is very high, with the “formation chance through 48 hours…high…near 100 percent” and “formation chance through 7 days…high…near 100 percent.” 

The NHC warns that there is a risk of “dangerous impacts from hurricane-force winds and storm surge” in the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and are possible in portions of Cuba early Wednesday. Warnings are currently in effect. Tropical storm conditions are anticipated in Jamaica this evening.

The system is forecast to enter the Gulf of Mexico later this week. However, the NHC said “it is too soon to determine what, if any, impacts could occur.”