The National Hurricane Center said Friday that the second tropical depression of the 2024 season had formed over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean.
Forecasters are calling for "steady strengthening" of the system and it could become a tropical storm by Saturday, and then a hurricane before reaching the Windward Islands late Sunday night or Monday.
The next name on the list is Beryl.
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Forecasters are also keeping watch on two other tropical waves.
Western Caribbean/Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
An area of low pressure over the western Caribbean Sea associated with a tropical wave continues to produce widespread shower and thunderstorm activity. Development of this disturbance is not expected today while it moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. The disturbance is forecast move westward over the Yucatan Peninsula and emerge over the Bay of Campeche late Saturday or early Sunday, at which point some development will be possible. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall associated with the tropical wave will affect portions of Central America and Mexico through the weekend.
- Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is possible next week while it moves generally westward at 15 to 20 mph across the central and western tropical Atlantic.
- Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
There are no current threats to Louisiana. The 2024 hurricane season ends November 30.