BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - AS the 2021 Altnatic Hurricane Season about to enter its third week, forecasters have been monotoring a number of named tropical storms, one of which is expected to develop in coming days.
Early on Monday (June 14), Tropical Storm Bill formed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina and later dissipated during the course of the day.
Now, Tropical Storm Claudette is expected to form during this week.
The Florida-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasts that there are disorganised showers and thunderstorms continuing over the Bay of Campeche and southern Mexico in association with a broad low-pressure area.
According to the NHC, the system would move little today and tonight and little, if any, development is expected during that time due to interaction with land. However, the system should begin to move northward tomorrow, and a tropical depression is likely to form late that day or on Friday (June 18) when the low moves across the western Gulf of Mexico.
Forecasters have predicted a high 70 percent formation chance in the next 48 hours, while it has a high 90 percent within the next five days.
The first tropical storm, Ana, was formed in May outside of the official start of the 2021 Hurricane Season.
For 2021, forecasters have predicted another above-normal season, but not similar to the record-breaking period in 2020.
This year is expected to see between 12-20 named storms with six-10 of them being hurricanes.
National Disaster Response Coordinator, Abdias Samuel has called on citizens and residents to begin preparing for the season, since it only takes heavy rainfall to affect St. Kitts and Nevis.
He recently challenged persons to begin working on laying out their communication plans ahead of the peak period of the season.
