CURRENT TROPICAL CYCLONES:
There are no active tropical cyclones at this time
What the computer models are showing
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a large non-tropical low pressure system, being referred to as Invest 94L, is located about 700 miles southeast of Bermuda, remains poorly organized and displaced mainly to the east of the low-level center.
Environmental conditions are forecast to be only marginally conducive for development during the next day or two.
Although a subtropical or tropical depression could still develop during that time, upper-level winds are expected to become more favorable for tropical cyclone formation to occur by late Tuesday and Wednesday while the low meanders well to the southeast of Bermuda.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…high…80 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…high…90 percent
Here’s a satellite image of the Atlantic Ocean
A broad area of low pressure could form in a couple of days over the southwestern Caribbean Sea.
Some gradual development of this system is possible late this week while it moves slowly northwestward or north-northwestward over the western Caribbean Sea.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 percent
WSI satellite image of the Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico:
Latest satellite image of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico