Miami, FL – Weather officials are closely tracking two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean with increasing potential for development this week, raising awareness along the U.S. East Coast and throughout the central Atlantic.
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms continues over the central tropical Atlantic. Environmental conditions are expected to become more favorable over the next several days, giving this system a 20 percent chance of formation in the next 48 hours and a 60 percent chance in the next seven days. If development occurs, a tropical depression could form late this week or over the weekend as the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward.
A second disturbance, a weak area of low pressure, has formed off the southeastern United States coast. The NHC reports this system currently has limited shower and thunderstorm activity, but environmental conditions may gradually become more conducive for development. This system holds a 10 percent chance of forming in the next 48 hours and a 40 percent chance over the next seven days. Should it develop, the depression could move closer to the coast before veering northward later in the week.
The NHC is already issuing advisories for Tropical Storm Dexter, currently located over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. The next name on the Atlantic tropical storm list is Erin. Historically, the average date for the fifth named storm in the Atlantic is August 12th.
Forecasters urge residents and those with interests along the coast to monitor updates. For the latest information, visit Hurricanes.gov.
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