Forecasters warn that several factors in the western Caribbean, including high water temperatures, indicate that a system could kick up in that region some time after Halloween.

The National Hurricane Center officially labeled a system in the western Caribbean as PTC15 and tropical storm watches were issued.

The Atlantic appears clear at the moment, but forecasters say the makings of the next storm could already be brewing.

Unfortunately, that's not likely to be the case, as AccuWeather predicts that a system potentially capable of becoming Tropical Storm Patty could be just a week away. "We suspect there will be another attempt for a tropical depression or tropical storm to brew in the western Caribbean during the middle to the latter part of next week,