According to NHC, Tropical Depression Nineteen is expected to slow down near the coast of Honduras late Friday and through the weekend. Maximum sustained winds are 35 mph; some strengthening is expected during the next 48 hours. Topical Depression Nineteen is expected to become a tropical storm later today and will be named Sara.

A disturbance in the Caribbean will likely become the latest tropical depression or storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Where is it now and where is it headed? The National Hurricane Center said Wednesday that a broad area of low pressure in the central Caribbean Sea continues to produce a large area of showers and thunderstorms.

Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean Sea Thursday afternoon, posing a threat to Central America, where forecasters expect the system to unleash heavy rainfall and flash flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.