As of Tuesday afternoon, forecasters gave a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean a 50% chance of strengthening into a tropical depression in the next seven days.
As of Tuesday afternoon, forecasters gave a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean a 50% chance of strengthening into a tropical depression in the next seven days and a 30% chance of strengthening in the next two days. That’s a tick down from earlier in the day, and a nod to newer computer runs that suggest the storm might face several hurdles before it forms.
But the system is expected to keep moving west, where it could find wetter air and have a better chance of developing.The system could approach the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico around Thursday or Friday — if it survives the rough conditions its stewing in. From there, global weather models are split. Some continue to take it west, through Cuba, and others curve it more northeast, back into the ocean.
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