The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Development odds increase for Caribbean disturbance

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Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center are continuing to monitor the progress of Invest 94L in the Atlantic and have now designated a disturbance in the western Caribbean Sea as Invest 95L, which could develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm near Central America.

Both disturbances have a low chance of development, but those odds have slowly been increasing for Invest 95L.

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said the hostile atmospheric conditions over the Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico should keep any potential tropical systems from threatening the U.S. for the foreseeable future. 

The Atlantic basin hurricane season is nearing its endgame and will go down in the record books as an unusual year - U.S. impacts were well above average, but many long-range hurricane outlooks appear to have missed the mark as far as predicting the number of storms, expecting nearly double what has occurred so far.

Here's what we can expect to see as hurricane season enters its final weeks.

Winter will be here before we know it, and the emergence of a La Niña weather pattern could have an impact on the types of winter weather conditions we see in the U.S.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released its official winter outlook for 2024-25 and broke down different temperature and precipitation trends for the upcoming season, as well as expected changes to drought conditions across the country. 

Take a look through the gallery below that breaks down some of the main information you need to know. 

Florida officers saved a family of three and their pet bulldog from Hurricane Milton flooding last week.

Footage from a deputy's bodycam shows a creative approach to rescuing the bulldog – specifically, by placing the animal in a bucket.

Cases of flesh-eating bacteria have seen an unusual spike following impacts from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, data from the Florida Department of Health shows. 

According to the health department, 70 cases have so far been reported in 2024, with 11 deaths – figures that are similar to 2022 when Hurricane Ian damaged Collier and Lee counties.

The health department attributed a rise in cases in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties to the impacts of the recent hurricanes.

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