WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Monday is watching five areas of unsettled weather for tropical activity.
First, a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms in the western Caribbean Sea will continue to track toward the northwest and into the Gulf of Mexico. It has a 40% chance of developing over the next seven days.
"Anywhere in the next few days, could develop into something stronger," WPTV First Alert Weather meteorologist Jennifer Correa said. "Especially by the end of the week into the weekend, could become much better organized. Something we'll be watching even into early next week to see how it plays a role over the Gulf."
WPTV First Alert Weather meteorologist Steve Villanueva said computer models are hinting that we could pick up some rainfall from this system as we head into the weekend and early next week.
For now, models keep this system on the weaker side.
"This is one that we'll watch," Villanueva said. "Models do spin up a little system. They keep it generally weak and disorganized. But either way, it could affect us here in the peninsula."
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Elsewhere in the tropics, there are three areas in the Atlantic that will not impact any land masses.
Tropical Storm Isaac in the North Atlantic will go extratropical later today. Its last advisory has been issued.
Tropical Depression Joyce will be short-lived. By Tuesday, it will dissipate in the central Atlantic.
Just south of that, Tropical Depression 12 strengthened into Tropical Storm Kirk on Monday and is forecast to become a major hurricane before curving out to sea. It will not bother us.
Finally, a new wave south of the Cabo Verde Islands near Africa has a 90% chance of development over the next seven days. It could become our next tropical storm which will be Leslie.
