A tropical depression could form near Cuba in the coming days

A tropical depression could form near Cuba in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported this Friday.

In its latest update at 8:00 AM (Eastern Time), the agency warns that there is a high probability (70%) of the phenomenon developing in the southwest Caribbean within the next day or two.

"It is expected that a broad area of low pressure will develop, and a tropical depression is likely to form by late this weekend or early next week, as the system moves generally north or northwest over the central or western Caribbean Sea," the note states.

Regardless of its development, locally intense rainfall may occur in parts of the adjacent land areas of the western Caribbean.

The probability of formation on Thursday was 30%, and in the last 24 hours, it has increased to 70%.

Previously, the NHC had warned of the possibility of a tropical depression forming in the Caribbean, in an area near the eastern part of Cuba.

At that moment, he indicated that the low-pressure system was developing and did not pose a threat to Cuba.

In June, meteorologists from Colorado State University (CSU) warned that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season would be "extremely active," predicting 23 named storms and 11 hurricanes, five of which would be category three or higher.

These figures far exceed the average of the last 30 years, which stands at 14 named storms and seven hurricanes, three of which are category three or higher in the Atlantic.