Amid what is expected to be the most active hurricane season in the last four decades, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported on Monday that it is monitoring two low-pressure systems with a high potential for development in the Atlantic and the Caribbean.
In a post on X, the entity states that it is monitoring an area of low pressure, identified as AL94, located in the central tropical Atlantic.
Currently, this system is generating disorganized rains and thunderstorms, with a 30% chance of becoming a tropical depression in the next 48 hours.
For the next seven days, the chances of development increase to 60% as the system moves west-northwest, getting closer to the Windward Islands.
In addition, a possible formation of a large low-pressure area in the southwest Caribbean Sea is being monitored for the middle or end of this week.
Although the chances of development in the short term are low, there is a 30% possibility of formation in the next seven days.
This system could cause intense rains in some areas of Central America, regardless of its evolution.
The warnings come less than a week after Hurricane Milton devastated much of Florida and a month and a half before the end of the hurricane season in the Atlantic.
The 2024 hurricane season has been characterized by significant activity, with 13 named storms recorded so far.
The current activity in the Atlantic basin has led to the classification of the season as "above normal."
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this categorization is based on the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index, which measures the frequency, intensity, and duration of storms.
So far, the season has generated 127 in ACE, meeting the criteria established by NOAA to consider it above average.
The hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to November 30, which means there are still more than seven weeks left for possible additional developments.
The next tropical storms that form will be named Nadine and Oscar.
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