Environmental conditions conducive for tropical development in the Caribbean Deep convection will move westward south of Jamaica and could quickly become a Tropical Depression in the next two

Florida residents should continue to monitor Invest 99L closely, especially if it becomes Tropical Storm Sara.

The National Hurricane Center said Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 is expected to become a tropical depression or storm on Monday.

Tropical Storm Rafael expected to form Monday and possibly enter the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane. What happens next?

Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen has a high chance of developing into Tropical Storm Rafael late Sunday evening or early Monday morning. The term “potential tropical cyclone” is a designation that allows forecasters to issue watches and warnings before a storm officially forms.

The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday it is tracking a system in the Caribbean that could soon strengthen into Hurricane Sara.

As the Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close, another potential tropical storm is forming in the Caribbean. "A tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea is producing an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms,

Forecasters are tracking a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea that could eventually strengthen into Tropical Storm Sara.

There is a strong consensus among the various computer forecast models that the tropical disturbance near Jamaica will organize into a tropical depression before the end of the week and pretty quickly develop into Tropical Storm Sara.