Could Owen join Subtropical Storm Nicole in the Atlantic? What the forecast shows

While all eyes are on Subtropical Storm Nicole as it treks toward Florida, forecasters are also watching another Atlantic system that might turn into the season’s next tropical storm this week.

The disturbance, described as a well-defined area of low pressure, was about 650 miles east of Bermuda Monday afternoon and is not a threat to the United States, according to the National Hurricane Center’s advisory at 1 p.m. Monday.

While the system is surrounded by unfavorable conditions, forecasters say it will have a brief window to develop into a “short-lived tropical storm” Tuesday as it moves north and then northeast over the Atlantic’s open waters before merging with a cold front.

If the system does strengthen into a tropical storm, it’ll be named Owen and become the 15th named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. The hurricane center is giving the system a medium 60% chance of formation within the next two to five days.

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30.

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This story was originally published November 7, 2022 at 8:13 AM.

Michelle Marchante

Miami Herald

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Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription