Tropical wave in Caribbean; Hurricane Ana still hanging on in Pacific


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The remnants of Tropical Depression Nine have moved into the northwest Caribbean and have a 20 percent chance of development over the next five days.



The remnants of Tropical Depression Nine, which washed ashore in Mexico earlier this week, have made it into the northwest Caribbean, where there is a chance -- a very small chance -- that they could develop.

The low pressure area was interacting with a cold front and had disorganized storms associated with it, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday morning.


The hurricane center gave it only a 20 percent chance of development over the next five days -- that is, if it develops at all.


Meanwhile, in the central Pacific, Hurricane Ana was still hanging in there.



© National Hurricane Center

The remnants of Tropical Depression Nine appeared disorganized on Saturday morning.



Ana, which moved south of the Hawaiian Islands last weekend, was located about 960 miles north-northwest of Hilo, Hawaii, and was racing northeast at 29 mph, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's last advisory at 10 a.m. CDT (5 a.m. in Hawaii) Saturday.

Ana was a minimal hurricane with winds of 75 mph according to the hurricane center, which said the storm could transition into a strong extratropical storm by late Saturday or early Sunday.


Also interesting about Ana is its forecast track, which takes it (as an extra-tropical storm) near British Columbia by next week.



© Central Pacific Hurricane Center

As of the hurricane center's latest advisory, Hurricane Ana was moving northeast -- and could affect Canada as an extratropical storm next week.



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