Tropical Wave approaches Caribbean, likely to become storm Francine

The National Hurricane Centre has just identified a tropical wave in the tropical Atlantic. As per the reports, this wave is expected to slowly organize as it moves towards the Caribbean this weekend into early next week.

The Hurricane Centre noted that the quiet period they have had across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico is expected to come to an end by this coming weekend. Because, according to the reports there is a probability of a tropical depression forming over the next 7–10-day period, with a 60% maximum chance of that happening.

Therefore, Lesser & Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, and Bahamas have been asked to closely monitor the progress of this disturbance.

According to the details shared by the Meteorological Services, a tropical wave has been located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic and has the potential to begin developing this weekend and ended up becoming next storm, namely Francine.

It is being reported that a tropical wave could affect Leeward islands around next Monday or next Tuesday, potentially developing into anything from a depression to a moderate to strong tropical storm.

Along with that, the Meteorological Services have added that it is quite uncertain that whether this system will curve to the north towards Bermuda or continue heading for the Bahamas and possibly the East Coast of the United States.

Notably, Hurricane Season runs in Caribbean nations from 1^st June to 30^th November 2024 and as it has approached at mid-way point. Therefore, the Meteorological Department have urged the Caribbean nations to be vigilant and follow all the preventive measures.

This year’s Hurricane Season began with a Beryl, a deadly and destructive storm that devastated Caribbean islands like Barbados, Jamaica, with almost entirely destroyed Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

The storm unleashed heavy wind and rain, toppling trees and power lines, made several people homeless in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. It ripped roofs off homes and destroyed and tangled up boats on shorelines.

Recently, Ernesto approached the Caribbean nation and created a havoc across the region. It made landfall and bringing hazardous weather before weakening to a tropical storm. It also left a trail of destruction across Puerto Rico by bringing heavy rain, flooding and landslides along with strong winds that battered the island’s notoriously frail power grid.

It also lashed out at Bermuda with strong winds and left thousands of people without power. These Hurricanes have significantly affected the small island nations to great extent that they are still recovering from devastation caused by Ernesto.

As the 2024 Hurricane Season is progressing, all the Caribbean nations have asked to remain cautious and alert so that they can prepare for any future uncertainty.