The National Hurricane Center is actively monitoring a tropical wave known as invest 99L in the middle Caribbean.
According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center on Tuesday, the disturbance is causing erratic showers and thunderstorms and is likely to intensify over the next seven days.
On Wednesday, Hurricane Hunter planes will fly into the troubled area to gather information that will help predict the possible storm more accurately. By week’s end, the disturbance may become a tropical depression as it moves into a favorable tropical development area just outside of Nicaragua.
By the weekend, areas of Central America may experience strong winds and rain. If this storm forms, it will be named Sara and will be the 18th storm of the hurricane season.
We need to keep a careful eye on this system early next week. While some models keep the storm away from the United States, others carry it into the Gulf of Mexico.
Check back with us at Cumberland-river on our website for the most recent tropical updates, as models continue to vary with the potential course and severity. November 30th marks the end of hurricane season.