ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Hurricane Center on Friday has highlighted a trio of systems in the tropics, two of those tropical waves developing unusually far east for late June.
Area No. 1: Invest 94
The broad area of low pressure that we’ve been tracking all week over the western Caribbean will quickly track toward Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula by the weekend.
The NHC as of 2 p.m. Saturday gave the area a 50% chance of tropical development over both the next 48 hours and next seven days.
Area No. 2: Tropical Storm Beryl
Tropical Depression Two has strengthened to Tropical Storm Beryl in the Central Atlantic. As of 2 p.m. on Saturday, it had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.
It will continue to move into a favorable atmospheric environment where the sea surface temperatures are around 85 degrees and the wind shear is weak.
The latest track shows it becoming a Category 1 Hurricane by Sunday morning as it approaches the Lesser Antilles. As it moves across the eastern Caribbean, further strengthening is possible.
Area No. 3:
A tropical wave slightly east of Tropical Storm Beryl is producing disorganized showers and storms.
Some slow development of the system is possible early next week.
The NHC as of 2 p.m. Saturday gave it a 30% chance of tropical formation in the next 48 hours, 70% over the next seven days.
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