If it were to reach tropical storm strength, the system would become Tropical Storm Sara — the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

The NHC said Tuesday it is tracking a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea that could become a tropical depression by the end of the week.

A tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea has been upgraded to Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 Wednesday afternoon, and forecasters say it will affect Central America as a tropical storm. The potential tropical cyclone is expected to become a tropical storm within the next day or so,

A disturbance in the Caribbean became Invest 99L on Tuesday and will likely become Tropical Storm Sara. FOX 13 Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto says the tropical wave has a 90 percent chance of developing over the next week.