Invest 98L in the eastern Caribbean is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm over the next few days.

A tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean has a 80% chance of becoming a tropical depression this week as it moves toward central Caribbean waters.

A tropical wave that moved into the eastern Caribbean on Sunday – designated Invest 98L by the National Hurricane Center on Saturday – is becoming increasingly organized and will likely become a tropical depression or tropical storm in the next day or two as it slows over the central Caribbean.

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A tropical wave, located very near the islands in the southeastern Caribbean on Sunday, could develop by midweek — potentially into a tropical storm, experts said.

A tropical wave in the central Atlantic Ocean shows signs of organizing as it makes its way west toward the Caribbean Sea.

There hasn’t been a named storm in the Caribbean in all of 2025, the first time this has occurred in 28 years. However, tropical waves are heading toward the region, and although models are not certain of development,

The system was located over the central tropical Atlantic as of 1 p.m. Thursday, and forecasters said they expect it to continue moving west at 15 to 20 mph over the next several days. It could develop more once it reaches the warm waters of the Caribbean, forecasters said.