ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — All eyes are on the Caribbean Sea as an area of disturbed weather — designated as Invest 95-L — has a 60 percent chance over the next week of becoming a tropical system.
It poses no threat to the state of Florida.
Right now in the far western portion of the Caribbean, showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure have slowly begun to become organized — and this area is gaining some spin.
This is a sign something tropical could form very soon. In fact, National Hurricane Center forecasters anticipate a tropical depression could form and is forecast to push inland into Central America heading into Tuesday.
Regardless of whether or not the system is named, Central America — specifically Nicaragua — should brace itself for heavy rainfall over a short period of time. Heavy rain in the area could lead to flooding.
Even though the U.S. will not see impacts from this system, there are signs and signals that the tropics are still alive and active. This serves as a great reminder we still have plenty of time left in hurricane season, which runs through the end of November.