Tropics Update November 15

Hello everyone! Welcome back to the world of tropics. After a lull in activity, there are areas worldwide that need to be watched. Here is what you need to know.

North Atlantic

• An area of interest in the Caribbean has its chances to develop into a tropical depression downgraded from 70% to 50% within the next 7 days. Regardless, heavy rainfall is expected from coastal parts of Central America to the Greater Antilles.

• An area of interest near southern Florida has a 10% chance to form into a tropical depression within the next 7 days.

Western Pacific

• The remnants of tropical depression 17W have a 40& chance to redevelop as it heads toward the Philippines.

• Invest 97W has a 50% chance to form into a tropical depression within the next 7 days.

North Indian

• Invest 94B, located in the Bay of Bengal, is less organized compared to yesterday, but it still has a 70% to become a tropical depression within the next few days.

South Pacific

• Cyclone Mal peaked yesterday as a Category 1 storm with sustained winds of 90 mph (145 km/h). The system has passed Fiji and will quickly weaken over the next couple of days.

Infrared imagery of Cyclone Mal at its peak intensity. The storm possesses good deep convection around its eye.