The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported this Sunday about the formation of tropical depression number 12 in the eastern tropical Atlantic.
"It could become a formidable hurricane later this week," warned the NHC in a post on the social media platform X.
Although the twelfth tropical depression of the season that just formed southwest of Cape Verde will remain well away from the Caribbean, meteorologist Suheily López Belén warned on Facebook that it could influence maritime conditions.
"It could influence maritime conditions next weekend with the arrival of swells if it becomes a strong hurricane far in the Atlantic," López pointed out.
"It is expected to soon become storm Kirk, on Wednesday as a hurricane and by the end of the week as an intense hurricane," emphasized the expert.
U.S. meteorologists warned this Saturday about the arrival of an area of tropical moisture coming from the Caribbean Sea, which could develop into a depression south of Cuba, just after the impact of Hurricane Helene.
Although the exact trajectory of this system has not yet been determined, the situation is being closely monitored, NBC6 reported.
It is a tropical wave that is currently located in the central Caribbean, south of Cuba, and could lead to a low-pressure area as it moves westward.
The National Hurricane Center has indicated that there is a 40% chance of this system becoming a tropical depression by mid-next week as it moves toward the Gulf of Mexico.
The NHC recently announced the formation of tropical storm Joyce and hurricane Isaac in the Atlantic Ocean.
Joyce is the tenth named storm of the current season and is located over the open waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, about 1,325 miles (2,130 km) east of the northern Windward Islands, north of Venezuela.
On the other hand, Hurricane Isaac was located this Saturday about 1,080 miles (1,740 km) west of the Azores and was moving east-northeast at nearly 18 mph (30 km/h).
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