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A tropical wave which is moving across Central America has caught the eye of local and regional forecasters, who say the system could strengthen into a tropical depression next week, while passing off Grand Cayman’s western coast.
“A broad area of low pressure over Central America is forecast to move into the northwestern Caribbean Sea by this weekend,” advised the US-based National Hurricane Center.
“Some gradual development of this system is possible thereafter into early next week, and a tropical depression could form while it moves slowly northward, entering the eastern Gulf of Mexico.”
The NHC states that the weather system has a 60% chance of further development within the next seven days and 10% chance of development within the next four days.
Further east along the southern Bahamas islands, Tropical Storm Franklin continues to strengthen in line with predictions that it will become a Category 1 hurricane destined for Bermuda.
“Franklin is moving toward the east-northeast near 8 mph (13 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours, followed by a slowdown and sharp turn to the north or north-northwest by the weekend,” advised the NHC, in its Thursday evening weather bulletin.
Current projections show Franklin maintaining its hurricane status when it approaches Bermuda on Monday.
Further east in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean two fish storms continue to brew. Both systems are currently tropical disturbances, and each has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression during the next week. On current forecast tracks they are not expected to impact any land mass.
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