Alabama Monitors Mid-November Tropical Development

It has been a busy hurricane season, which concludes on November 30 (hopefully).

We are currently monitoring a low-pressure system that persists over the central Caribbean Sea, generating widespread showers and thunderstorms across the region.

According to the National Hurricane Center, it has a “formation chance of 90 percent through 48 hours and through 7 days.”

Environmental conditions are favorable for development, and a tropical depression is highly probable in the coming days as the system gradually progresses westward into the western Caribbean Sea.

Should the weather system intensify into a named storm, it will be named Sara.

The question is, what happens after the system meanders over the western Caribbean Sea through the weekend?

More information should become available soon, as “an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system later today,” said the National Hurricane Center.

Looking Ahead

Officials predict that the weather system will start to drift northward by next week, potentially steering the disturbance into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Intensity & Track

While the system's precise trajectory and strength remain uncertain, long-range models suggest several potential landfall locations, notably along various points of Florida's Gulf Coast.

Forecasting this tropical development remains uncertain at this early stage. We will continue to monitor and provide updates as the weather situation unfolds.