We're tracking an area of disorganized thunderstorms over the NW Caribbean sea. This low pressure system has been designated 97_L by the National Hurricane Center.
Conditions are favorable for development and a depression or storm is likely to form during the next few days.
The disturbance will bring heavy rains across Central America before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.
The next name on the list is Helene.
Regardless of development - 97_L will increase our rain chances late Wednesday into at least Friday as deep tropical moisture moves in.
Western Palm Beach County in under a threat for excessive rainfall on Wednesday and the entire area will be under that threat on Thursday
TRACKING THE TROPICS: Hurricane Center | Hurricane Guide
Right now - models show the system to move north through the panhandle of Florida and into the southeastern United States.
In addition to the activity in the Gulf - we're watching a tropical wave coming off the west coast of Africa.
As the system moves westward - it has a medium chance of development and a tropical depression could form in the middle to latter part of the week.
