The Caribbean Sea under close surveillance

Patty’s stay in Portugal

Subtropical storm Patty was identified on Saturday, November 2 near the Azores, in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. It thus became the 16th official named storm of the 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic basin. Spain is struggling to recover from catastrophic floods and now its neighbor, Portugal, will in turn be disrupted in the coming hours, when Storm Patty hits there

And after the 16th storm comes naturally the 17th

Patty is not yet a memory that the tropics are returning to “vigilance” mode… Two possible tropical formations are currently under close surveillance, in the Caribbean Sea. One of these systems has a 90% chance of developing over the next seven days and an 80% chance over the next 48 hours.

The formation of the 17th storm of the season is therefore imminent. On the other hand, the trajectory of this system remains uncertain. This other tropical storm seems to be hesitating between heading in a direction that could cause repercussions in Mexico or heading towards the United States instead.

This new tropical cyclone could thus come to brush against the Florida peninsula, once again. However, at the moment, there is nothing to suggest that it will be a very intense system… We should expect a tropical storm or a weak hurricane.

A season which is coming to an end… but which is still moving

The hurricane season in the Atlantic basin officially lasts until November 30. The system currently forming would become the 17th named storm of the season. His name would thus be Rafael.

With the month of November setting in with its typical gray weather, many people want to pack up and go get a little change of scenery under the tropical sun. If a trip to a sunny destination is in your plans or even already on your agenda, you should perhaps keep an eye… or ideally two on the situation in the Caribbean Sea!

With the collaboration of Nicolas Lessard, meteorologist.

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