A potential tropical cyclone formed in the Caribbean Sea Wednesday afternoon ... hurricanes and reduced the number of storms ...
A new tropical threat is taking shape in the western Caribbean and will likely become the 18th named storm of the busy Atlantic hurricane season, forecasts show.
It is the first time on record that more than three tropical storms have occurred at the same time in November in the region.
Forecasters are warning a potential tropical storm in the western Caribbean Sea could come ashore in Central America, but they do not expect the system to enter the Gulf of Mexico anytime soon.