WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Rain chances will remain at a minimum this weekend, so expect a nice weekend forecast with mostly sunny skies.
Meanwhile, in the tropics, a broad area of low pressure centered just off the coast of Honduras is forecast to move into the northwestern Caribbean Sea by this weekend.
Some gradual development of this system is possible thereafter into early next week, and a tropical depression is likely to form by early next week while moving over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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As of 8 p.m. Thursday, tropical formation chances through the next seven days is 70%.
A tropical depression is likely to form by early next week while moving over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and eastern Gulf of Mexico. Interests in the Yucatan Peninsula, western Cuba, and Florida should monitor the progress of this system.https://t.co/DboWSR4Ct1 pic.twitter.com/Ts5pgEFVut
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"It's one that we'll need to watch because there's enough rain and enough active weather on the eastern side of this that it would brush our coastline," WPTV First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Steve Weagle said. "The worst weather for us, if it continues to develop, would be on Tuesday, Wednesday and potentially Thursday."
Currently, weather models haven't come to an agreement on how strong the system could get.
"There's still a lot of uncertainty on just how strong it gets," Weagle said.
Regardless of development, we can expect higher rain chances during the early to middle part of next week.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Franklin is moving over Atlantic waters and bringing impacts to Turks and Caicos on Thursday.
Franklin will turn northeastward away from the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. Franklin is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane this weekend while moving slowly northward in the Atlantic. Bermuda should keep watch on the storm, but there is no threat to Florida.
Meanwhile, there are two areas in the Atlantic that have a medium to high chance for development in the next few days. One of those is the remnants of Emily and could redevelop into a tropical storm later this week or weekend.
