National Hurricane Center tracks potential tropical depression in Caribbean

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a potential tropical depression in the southwestern Caribbean. A broad area of low pressure may develop later this week, with a 40% chance of formation in the next seven days. Currently, the likelihood of development in the next 48 hours is near 0%. The system is expected to drift northward or northeastward, but models show no major threat to the United States at this time. Forecast models vary, with one indicating a mild system and another suggesting rapid development before moving over Hispaniola and into the Atlantic.