Fifteen named storms have formed this hurricane season, which is about average. Five hurricanes have made landfall in the U.S., which is near record-breaking.

That National Hurricane Center increased odds a Caribbean system will form while also starting to track to more systems with potential to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC’s 2 p.

The odds are increasing for a developing area of low pressure in the Caribbean to become a tropical depression by next week, experts say.