Four Potential Tropical Storms Forming This Week: Maps, Paths and Warnings
Some systems could form into tropical storms within days, with their risk levels ranging from low to high, according to forecasts.
This week, four potential tropical storms are being monitored across the Atlantic and Pacific basins by forecasters. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic and two more in the Pacific, with one system southeast of Hawaii having the highest odds of development. The heightened activity follows an unusually quiet stretch in the Atlantic hurricane season, with only two named storms forming as of early August, below the typical expectation for the season's peak between mid-August and mid-October.
A system located around 500 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands in the Atlantic has a 70% chance of development over the next seven days and a 30% chance of forming within the next 48 hours. Forecasters expect it to move westward and west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic, with no warnings or watches issued yet.
In the Central Pacific, a broad area of low pressure around 1,100 miles east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands is producing showers and thunderstorms. This system is nearly stationary and forecasted to develop into a tropical depression or storm as it moves northwest across the Central Pacific. The NHC predicts a 60% chance of development in the next 48 hours and a 90% chance in the next seven days.
Residents in Hawaii are on alert for a possible tropical storm or hurricane this weekend, with the Atlantic hurricane season expected to enter its busiest period in mid-August. The NOAA projects a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season overall, but experts stress that even quiet seasons can produce dangerous storms.
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