2 storms are likely to develop in Atlantic

MIAMI — Two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic are likely to develop into tropical cyclones with tracks that favor eventual impacts on land.

Tropical Storms Kyle and Josephine dissipated over the weekend, but the next storms on the list, Laura and Marco, could materialize by the weekend as two fledgling tropical waves as they churn west and slowly gather strength.

Wave one, the closer one, is producing disorganized thunderstorms and gusty winds over the eastern Caribbean Sea, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters say it has a 30 percent chance of upgrading to a depression in the next two days but 70 percent for developing later in the week or during the weekend when it reaches the northwestern Caribbean Sea. Wave one’s roughly projected path takes it toward the Yucatan Peninsula.

Wave two is about 1,300 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, according to the hurricane center. Forecasters say the system’s chances of strengthening in the next two days are high at 80 percent and even higher at 90 percent within the next five days.

Glen Stubbe / Tribune News Service Andre Moren, right, and cousin Dennis Muhammad look at what’s left of their second-floor apartment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.