Hurricane forecasters tracking tropical disturbance that could form over Caribbean

Hurricane forecasters on Monday were tracking a disturbance they say could form over the Caribbean in a few days.

If it forms as expected, the disturbance has a 30% chance of developing into a tropical depression within five days, the National Hurricane Center said.

As of 7 a.m. Monday, a broad area of low pressure is expected to form over the western Caribbean. Some gradual development is possible while it moves slowly northwest over water, forecasters said.

It’s too early to tell if the system could impact the Gulf Coast.

No other tropical cyclones are expected to form in the next five days in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

The Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30.