Disturbance struggles as it slogs through Atlantic. What the hurricane center forecasts
A system in the Central Tropical Atlantic that was about 400 miles east-southeast of Bermuda Wednesday afternoon has had longevity spinning showers in the middle of the ocean and, like the recent Hurricane Don, it’s about to come to an end without making land.
Here’s what the National Hurricane Center’s 2 p.m. Wednesday advisory says about the wave.
Disturbance 1 in the Central Tropical Atlantic
Showers and thunderstorms remain disorganized and environmental conditions are becoming increasingly less favorable for tropical cyclone formation, according to hurricane specialist Jack Beven’s advisory.
The low is expected to move north and merge with a frontal system over the north-central Atlantic in the next day or so, he wrote.
▪ Formation chances in 48 hours to seven days: 10%.
Will the disturbance affect Florida?
Pay more attention to the heatwave in Florida. That’s more of a concern than the low. This disturbance is forecast to stay well away from the United States coastline. Whatever it becomes is expected to swing north of the central Atlantic.
This story was originally published August 1, 2023 at 4:58 PM.
