WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — We continue to keep an eye on a tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean that's located a couple hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles on Wednesday.
It's an area of disorganized showers and storms that has a medium chance — still 60% — to organize as it tracks west-northwest into a more conducive environment and over warm sea surface temperatures.
The wave could develop into a tropical depression by Friday or during the weekend near the Bahamas or Hispaniola.
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The Global Forecasting System computer model, also known as the GFS, shows the wave may not organize beyond a depression. But regardless of development or not, this disturbance could bring heavier and more widespread rainfall to parts of Florida later in the weekend and early next week.
There is still a lot of uncertainty on how much rain could impact Florida, including our local area.
"Once we get into the weekend, look at the rain chances going way up to 70% Sunday, Monday. Basically early next week, we're gonna be dealing with tropical downpours," WPTV First Alert Weather meteorologist Jennifer Correa said.
