There are two Atlantic systems brewing besides Erin. Will either affect Florida?
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Hurricane Erin isn’t the only severe weather business happening in the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center is also watching two disturbances.
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Disturbance No. 1
This “broad area of low pressure” is hanging out a couple of hundred miles off the North Carolina coast.
“Upper-level winds are unfavorable, and development is no longer expected,” the hurricane center said. “The low should continue to weaken over the next 24 hours while drifting east-northeastward.”
Formation chance before Tuesday: almost none.
Formation chance in the next seven days: almost none.
Disturbance No. 2
This tropical wave near the Cabo Verde Islands is far from the reaches of Florida, and it is still too early to tell where it will go.
“Some gradual development of this system is possible during the latter half of this week, and a tropical depression could form late this week or next weekend while the system moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph, approaching the northeastern Caribbean Sea or southwestern Atlantic,” the hurricane center said.
Formation chance before Tuesday: almost none.
Formation chance in the next seven days: 40%.
This story was originally published August 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM.
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