ORLANDO, Fla. – As of the 8 p.m. outlook from the National Hurricane Center, Invest 99L is showing signs of better organization with increasing showers and thunderstorms.
While it doesn’t yet have a closed surface circulation, there is a chance it could become a tropical depression in the next day or two as it tracks westward toward the Leeward Islands.
The NHC gives the system a 30% of forming in the next seven days.
This tropical wave is expected to move into the central Caribbean by Tuesday. Forecast models are in fairly good agreement on that track early this week, but confidence drops on where the center may go beyond that.
If it strengthens into a named storm, the next name on the list is Gabrielle.
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Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Fernand developed yesterday afternoon over the open Atlantic. The latest forecast keeps it relatively weak and over water, with no land impacts expected.
For now, there are no tropical concerns for Central Florida.
[LATEST FORECAST: Scattered heavy rain possible across Central Florida]