Consensus of the computer forecast models show that the robust Tropical Disturbance south of the Dominican Republic will develop and eventually organize into a tropical depression or tropical storm.

“North of the Caribbean, there will be a zone of wind ... dissolve during the third week of the month and allow any tropical storm to move northward, in which case interests in South Florida and the Keys may need to stay vigilant.”

Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the Caribbean on Monday and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center said.