WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — We're keeping an eye on a tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean that's located several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
It's an area of disturbed weather that has a medium chance to organize — 60% — as it moves into a more conducive environment and over warm sea surface temperatures.
The wave could develop into a tropical depression by late-week near the areas of the Bahamas or Greater Antilles.
"It has that window of opportunity to become that tropical depression," WPTV First Alert Weather meteorologist Jennifer Correa said.
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The Global Forecasting System computer model, also known as the GFS, is indicating the wave may not organize beyond a depression.
Regardless of development or not, this disturbance could bring heavier and more widespread rainfall to parts of Florida later in the weekend.