WESTERN CARIBBEANA broad area of low pressure is expected to form in the western Caribbean Sea over the next several days. Disorganized storms could become better organized in a tropical environment that is likely to support gradual development.

A tropical depression is likely to develop by Wednesday in the central Caribbean, with a possible upgrade to a tropical storm by Thursday and potentially a hurricane by Friday.

It looks like another tropical depression could form in the western Caribbean Sea in a few days. The National Hurricane Center has raised the chances to high — 80 percent — that a tropical depression will form by the end of the week.

According to the NHC, environmental conditions appear conducive for development, and a tropical depression will likely form late this week as the system moves westward into the western Caribbean Sea. As of Tuesday morning, the system has a 40% chance of development over the next two days and a 80% chance over the next seven days.

A tropical depression is likely to form as a tropical wave moves westward into the western Caribbean Sea later this week, the National Hurricane Center said.

A disturbance in the Caribbean became Invest 99L on Tuesday and will likely become Tropical Storm Sara. FOX 13 Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto says the tropical wave has a 90 percent chance of developing over the next week.