SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- The National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicted the formation of a tropical depression in the tropical Atlantic Ocean at the end of this week, which puts Cubans on alert after the passage of two hurricanes in the current cyclonic season.
The system called AL94 is located in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and although it has become less defined since this Tuesday, the low pressure area continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
Although its probability of development is 40% within a week, it is forecast to become a tropical depression.
“This system is expected to move across the Atlantic generally westward to west-northwest, and environmental conditions appear marginally conducive to gradual development during the latter part of this week,” the NHC announced Wednesday.
They also added that a tropical depression could form when the system moves near the Leeward Islands and the Virgin Islands later this week.
Another area is kept under surveillance in the Caribbean Sea western. This is a large area of low pressure that is leaving showers and thunderstorms over the southwest of the Caribbean Sea.
Although the chances of formation are only 20%, some gradual development is expected if the system remains overwater while moving slowly northwest toward Central America.
Regardless of its development, locally heavy precipitation is possible in parts of Central America and southern Mexico later this week and over the weekend.
Just a week ago, Cuba faced strong storm surges and coastal flooding in the western region of the country due to the proximity of Hurricane Milton, which became the strongest in the Gulf of Mexico since Hurricane Rita in 2005, due to the intensity of its winds.
The storm surges affected the south of Pinar del Río, Isla de la Juventud and the Canarreos archipelago, with coastal flooding ranging from light to moderate on the southern coast from Pinar del Río to Mayabeque.
The provinces of Pinar del Río, Artemisa, Havana, Mayabeque and Isla de la Juventud experienced sustained winds of between 25 and 40 km/h, with higher gusts of up to 50 km/h in Pinar del Río.
