The cold front moving across Florida and the Gulf Coast is doing more than just putting a chill in the air; it sends away potential new storms.
The National Hurricane Center again missed the chance that the disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean could develop into a tropical depression or storm in the short term. As of Friday morning, the chance of formation was 10% for the next 2 to 7 days.
Although forecasters say no development is expected, the system could bring some rain this weekend as it moves quickly westward across the Caribbean.
The other disturbance the hurricane center is watching has a much better chance of strengthening: 50% over the next two to seven days. But it will likely avoid the northern Caribbean or the Gulf of Mexico.
“A short-lived tropical depression or storm could form before the system moves inland over Belize and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Saturday,” forecasters said. “Regardless of developments, locally heavy rainfall is likely this weekend across parts of Central America and southern Mexico.”
The next name on the list is Nadine.
