Forecasters: Disturbances Being Tracked in Atlantic Amidst Quiet Hurricane Season

Tropical systems in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 28, 2024. (Credit: NHC)

An area of disturbed weather in the western Atlantic Ocean is no longer expected to develop into a tropical system as the height of Hurricane Season approaches, the National Weather Service said in an updated forecast early Wednesday morning. But another system in the central tropical Atlantic may have some potential to grow.

The first disturbance, now located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda, at one point appeared as if it had the potential to develop into a tropical system that could move toward the eastern seaboard, however the latest data from the National Hurricane Center indicates conditions are no longer favorable.

“By Thursday, upper-level winds are forecast to strengthen over the system, and further development is not expected as the system moves north-northeastward around 10 m.p.h.,” the NHC said.

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A separate area of low pressure is being tracked in the central portion of the tropical Atlantic, which could begin to show signs of development in a few days.

“Thereafter, environmental conditions appear generally favorable for some slow development of this system this weekend into early next week as it moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 m.p.h.,” the dispatch from the Hurricane Center said.

There was about a 20 percent chance the low pressure system could develop into a formed tropical system within seven days.

Many eyes up and down the U.S. east and Gulf coasts are watching the tropics as an unusually quiet hurricane season nears its peak. Statistically, the height of hurricane season occurs Sept. 10, though it officially continues through Nov. 30.