The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida, warns this Tuesday of two impending tropical depressions in the Caribbean Sea and Kirk in the Atlantic Ocean.

In the case of tropical storm Kirk, located over the central tropical Atlantic, it has an 80% chance of formation in the next 48 hours, which rises to 90% in the forecasts made for the next seven days.

The rains and storms accompanying Kirk continue to show signs of organization in association with a broad area of low pressure located a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.

The environmental conditions indicate a greater development of Kirk, so it is expected to become a tropical depression in the coming days as it moves slowly westward over the eastern tropical Atlantic.

This Monday, Tropical Storm Kirk was located near latitude 13.5 North, longitude 34.8 West and was moving west at about 12 mph (19 km/h). Experts expected it to maintain this movement until this Tuesday. Additionally, they forecasted a gradual turn toward the northwest for this Wednesday.

Less likely

The second tropical depression forming consists, for the moment, of disorganized rain and storms located over the southwest Caribbean Sea and associated with a low pressure trough.

Environmental conditions could favor a gradual development of this system, which could become a tropical depression by the end of this week or during the weekend as it moves generally northwest over the northwest Caribbean Sea and toward the Gulf of Mexico.

The National Hurricane Center recommends monitoring along the U.S. Gulf Coast to closely track the progress of this system, with a 10% chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours and a 40% chance in seven days.

As reported by CiberCuba, the National Hurricane Center announced on Monday morning that it is monitoring a large area of low pressure in the western Caribbean, in the same location where Hurricane Helene formed, which affected Cuba, Mexico, and more strongly Florida, last week.

September balance

In the month of September, which we have just closed, the weather activity was near average, with six named storms, three hurricanes, and one major hurricane. Overall, the activity of the season is close to the average of the last nearly 30 years (1991-2020).