BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Tropical Storm Nadine formed early Saturday and is expected to impact Belize later in the day. While Nadine poses no threat to Florida, there is another system that is growing just south of the Florida peninsula. It has a 90 percent chance of development over the weekend. This is the Saturday morning advisory from the National Hurricane Center:

Special Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 915 AM EDT Sat Oct 19 2024. For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Special Tropical Weather Outlook issued to update the discussion on AL94.

Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Nadine, located just off the coast of Belize over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.

Near the Southeastern Bahamas (AL94): Updated: Satellite data indicate that the low pressure system located less than 100 miles east of the Turks and Caicos Islands has developed a well-defined center and continues to produce a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. If the current trends continue, advisories on a tropical depression or tropical storm will likely be issued later this morning. Interests in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the southeastern Bahamas, and eastern Cuba should closely monitor this system as tropical storm warnings could be required later this morning. Formation chance through 48 hours…high…90 percent. Formation chance through 7 days…high…90 percent.

Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Nadine are issued under WMO header WTNT35 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT5. Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Nadine are issued under WMO header WTNT25 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT5.