![Western Caribbean Is a Hot Spot for Tropical Development in October and Here's Why We're Watching It Now | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com Western Caribbean Is a Hot Spot for Tropical Development in October and Here's Why We're Watching It Now | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com](https://dsx.weather.com/util/image/w/carib_prim_1004_8pm_0.jpg?v=at&w=1280&h=720&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0)
Western Caribbean Is a Hot Spot for Tropical Development in October and Here's Why We're Watching It Now | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
![The Weather Channel på Twitter: "BREAKING: Tropical Storm #Franklin forms in the western Caribbean. Heavy rain, gusty wind threat to Mexico, Belize: https://t.co/wg4MEhWbqc… https://t.co/UqpnokV8GC" The Weather Channel på Twitter: "BREAKING: Tropical Storm #Franklin forms in the western Caribbean. Heavy rain, gusty wind threat to Mexico, Belize: https://t.co/wg4MEhWbqc… https://t.co/UqpnokV8GC"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGmJCv5WsAAdSb8.jpg)
The Weather Channel på Twitter: "BREAKING: Tropical Storm #Franklin forms in the western Caribbean. Heavy rain, gusty wind threat to Mexico, Belize: https://t.co/wg4MEhWbqc… https://t.co/UqpnokV8GC"
![Why There's Been a Dearth of Western Caribbean Sea Hurricanes Since 2013 | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com Why There's Been a Dearth of Western Caribbean Sea Hurricanes Since 2013 | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com](https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/trop-carib-2013-2015-highlight.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0)
Why There's Been a Dearth of Western Caribbean Sea Hurricanes Since 2013 | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
![The Weather Channel on Twitter: "A disturbance in the western Caribbean Sea has been assigned a high chance of #tropical development late this weekend or early next week as it heads toward The Weather Channel on Twitter: "A disturbance in the western Caribbean Sea has been assigned a high chance of #tropical development late this weekend or early next week as it heads toward](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoxAXsrXgAIOBI_.jpg)