Invest 98L: Tropical depression or Tropical Storm Melissa likely to form this week
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A disturbance in the Atlantic is likely to become a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Melissa this week as it heads into the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said.
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The NHC said Invest 98L has a 30% chance of tropical development over the next two days, and a 70% chance of development over the next week.
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Melissa would be the 13th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30.
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Invest 98L
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Invest 98L is located over the eastern Caribbean Sea and is producing a “concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms,” the NHC said in its 8 a.m. update. It’s moving west at 15-20 mph towards the Central Caribbean Sea.
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It’s expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds to the ABC Islands, which refers to the Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao Islands, part of the Leeward Islands.
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The Source: The information is from the National Hurricane Center and the FOX 35 Storm Team.