The National Hurricane Center on Sunday increased the chances that a tropical wave in the Atlantic would develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the wave in far eastern Atlantic was producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

“Although dry and stable air is expected to limit development during the next couple of days, gradual development is anticipated thereafter, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the middle to latter part of this week as the system moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the central tropical Atlantic,” forecasters said.

The NHC’s forecast area of formation could mean it would threaten pars of the Caribbean.

The NHC gave it a 10% chance to develop in the next two

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