ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed Wednesday forecast to become a hurricane in the Atlantic, but there is no immediate threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center, which was also tracking two more systems.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. EDT advisory, what had initially been Tropical Depression Seven earlier Wednesday ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed Wednesday forecast to become a hurricane in the Atlantic, but no immediate threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. EDT advisory, what had initially been Tropical Depression Seven earlier Wednesday grew into the season’s seventh named storm located ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new tropical depression formed Wednesday that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Gabrielle and strengthen further into a hurricane in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, the center of what is now Tropical Depression Seven was located in the central Atlantic about 1,...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday said an Atlantic system is expected to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, while also beginning to track a new tropical wave off the coast of Africa.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, an area of low-pressure with showers and thunderstorms in the central ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Monday bumped up again its forecast chances that a tropical wave in the Atlantic would develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, a low-pressure area had formed from the tropical wave in the central tropical Atlantic about midway between the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Monday bumped up again its forecast chances that a tropical wave in the Atlantic would develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the wave in the central tropical Atlantic was producing a large area of disorganized showers and ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday continued to give a tropical wave in the Atlantic a medium chance it would develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. tropical outlook, the wave was near the Cape Verde Islands in the far eastern Atlantic and producing a large area of ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday increased the chances a tropical wave in the Atlantic will develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the wave was near the west coast of Africa moving into the far eastern Atlantic producing disorganized showers and ...Read more

Forecasters have slightly reduced the number of expected hurricanes and named storms in the Atlantic this year following an “unusually quiet” period of activity during the peak of hurricane season.

AccuWeather is now predicting 13 to 16 named storms and six to nine hurricanes, according to an update Thursday. Its previous forecast, issued ...Read more

It’s been two weeks since the National Hurricane Center has tracked a named storm, but a new tropical wave is now forecast to move into the Atlantic that could become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook Thursday, the system is forecast to move offshore of the west coast of Africa by ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday said it is monitoring a tropical wave forecast to move offshore of west Africa.

As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. advisory, forecasters expect the wave to emerge within two days.

“Environmental conditions could support some slow development of the system over the weekend into early next week as the wave ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday afternoon said it is monitoring a tropical wave forecast to move offshore of west Africa within two days.

“Environmental conditions could support some slow development of the system over the weekend into early next week as the wave moves to the west-northwest at about 15 mph over the eastern and ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Saturday continued to track an Atlantic system moving toward the Caribbean but now only forecasts a low chance it could form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. outlook, the tropical wave dubbed Invest 91-L in the central tropical Atlantic had just a small area of ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Friday lowered the chances a system moving across the Atlantic toward the Caribbean that could become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the broad area of low pressure dubbed Invest 91-L associated with a tropical wave in the central tropical...Read more

With the statistical peak of hurricane season on Sept. 10, forecasters are closely monitoring a tropical system that could become Tropical Storm Gabrielle — or possibly even a hurricane — near the Caribbean islands next week that could pose a threat to Florida or the coastal U.S.

As of Friday, dry air and wind shear are slowing the system�...Read more