Millions of people living along the Gulf Coast are being warned to remain vigilant as tropical storms are possible in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico later this week.
The National Hurricane Center said several potentially severe low pressure systems were developing in the region, and computer forecast models were predicting strong tropical storms developing over the next seven days.
“A low pressure system is expected to develop in the northwest Caribbean Sea over the next few days and has a 70 percent chance of developing as it moves northward across the Gulf of Mexico.” N.H.C. In the latest outlook.
“Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system over the next few days,” the report continued. “Tropical depression development is likely as this system moves slowly northward over the northwest Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico over the weekend.”
According to the center, the possibility of the system being developed has gradually increased in recent days.
However, the NHC said there was a low chance of the weather developing into a tropical disturbance within the next 48 hours.
Forecasters caution that there's still a lot of uncertainty about how the storm will actually develop, but they say people living along the Gulf Coast should be prepared.
“You really want to be aware of tropical development from Texas to Florida.” FOX Weather Meteorologist Michael Estime said:
Regardless of how things develop, the NHC warned that it is expected to bring heavy rains to parts of Central America in the coming days.
