NHC Watches Two Atlantic Systems with Potential to Develop
The Atlantic is waking up. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is currently tracking two systems with the potential to become the next named storms of the season. This comes after a lull in activity since Tropical Storm Chantal dissipated in early July.
The more immediate concern is a nontropical low-pressure area located about 180 miles off the coast of North Carolina. This system has a 50% chance of becoming a tropical or subtropical depression or storm over the next two days.
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It’s currently moving away from the U.S. coast, so its primary threat is to marine interests. If it develops into a named storm, it would be called Tropical Storm Dexter.
Further east, forecasters are watching a tropical wave expected to emerge off the coast of Africa in the coming days. The NHC gives this system a 30% chance of gradual development as it moves across the central Atlantic.
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This renewed activity is a sign that we’re heading into the peak of hurricane season, which typically runs from mid-August into October. So far, the season has seen three named storms, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a busy season with 13 to 19 named storms in total.
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