Area to watch in Atlantic monitored for development as Rafael forms in Caribbean
To the northeast of Rafael, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring another area for possible development in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean as the countdown to the end of hurricane season begins.
Tropical storm alerts issued in Florida as Rafael forecast to become a hurricane
Parts of the Florida Keys are under tropical storm alerts as Rafael is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane in the Caribbean Sea before tracking north into the Gulf of Mexico.
With only a few weeks left in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, tropical activity is heating up once again.
Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean Sea on Monday, and it's expected to intensify into a hurricane as it heads north through the Caribbean and eventually into the Gulf of Mexico.
To the northeast of Rafael, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring another area for possible development in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean as the countdown to the end of hurricane season begins.
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"An area of low pressure could develop near the northern Leeward Islands in a couple of days," the NHC said in its latest outlook. "Thereafter, some slow development of this system is possible towards the latter part of this week as it moves generally westward over the southwestern Atlantic."
This potential disturbance currently has a low chance of development over the next seven days.
The Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30.