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NHC monitors 2 systems; The tropical threat is decreasing
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NHC monitors 2 systems; The tropical threat is decreasing

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The chances of a tropical depression developing in the Atlantic Ocean have decreased significantly, the National Hurricane Center said on Thursday.

The hurricane center said it continues to track two systems in the Atlantic basin, including one currently designated Invest 94L. However, both systems currently have a slim chance of developing over the next seven days. This is a change from forecasts earlier in the week, when the NHC predicted Invest 94L would become a tropical depression.

According to a statement Thursday morning, environmental conditions appear to be “only marginally conducive to slow development” as the disturbance moves quickly from the west to west-northwest, near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday and near the Big One over the weekend Antilles passes by.

The NHC currently gives the system a 30 percent chance of forming over the next seven days.

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NHC is keeping an eye on another system in the Caribbean Sea

The second system is currently producing showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Caribbean Sea, according to the NHC.

Meteorologists said “gradual development” was possible over the next few days if the system remains afloat as it moves northwest toward Central America. However, the hurricane center currently estimates a 20 percent chance of the system forming in the next seven days.

Although the system may not develop, forecasters said “locally heavy rainfall” was possible in parts of Central America and southern Mexico late this week and into the weekend.

Atlantic Storm Tracker

Gabe Hauari is a nationally featured news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].

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