We may have entered the last month of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane seasonBut the tropics show no signs of cooling after the National Hurricane Center (NHC) designated an area of ​​disturbed weather in the Caribbean Sea as potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen.

TO potential tropical cyclone The (PTC) designation allows the NHC and other governments to issue Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings when a disturbance is not quite right tropical storm strength, but it is expected to get there soon, with storm impacts occurring within 36 hours.

In this case, meteorologists believe the tropical disturbance could eventually become Tropical Storm Rafael in the coming days.

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What’s the latest on potential Tropical Cyclone 18?

This graphic shows the latest with potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen.
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Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen, which was previously designated as Invest 97LIt is moving northward in the south-central Caribbean Sea.

Due to Tropical Cyclone Eighteen, a Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Cayman Islands and a Tropical Storm Warning for Jamaica.

The NHC said the system would move north toward Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba. Governments and weather officials in those regions are likely to issue more alerts later on Sunday or early on Monday.

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What is the forecast for possible Tropical Cyclone 18?

The predicted path for possible tropical cyclone eighteen.
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