MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) –

A new area of ​​interest has formed in the southern Caribbean Sea. This area has been given a 40% chance of developing into a tropical storm or hurricane within the next 7 days. While this is a moderate chance, nothing official has formed yet. Because nothing has formed yet, the models aren’t clear if anything will develop or, if it does, how strong it will be. However, the models agree that if anything does form, it will push offshore and not affect us in the states.

Hurricane season ends at the end of November, so even though sea surface temperatures are dropping and we’re down for hurricane season, we still need to keep an eye on the tropics. The next name on the list is Patty. Stay tuned to our First Alert Weather team for updates on this development.

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