Tropical system possible; Next name is Patty

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Possible Tropical System Patty
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The Weather Authority is tracking an area in the southwestern Caribbean Sea with a preliminary 40% chance of formation as of Sunday afternoon.

Due to the warm water in the region, this area has an increasing potential to form over the next five to ten days while in the Caribbean.

While it is too early to know the potential system’s track, the further east it goes, the better it will be for the United States.

The Weather Authority Chief Meteorologist Matt Devitt said in an X post that the possible system should not affect the United States during Halloween.

As November approaches, tropical systems will be more difficult to develop in the Gulf of Mexico due to cold fronts blocking highs and keeping them away.

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