Tropical Storm Lorenzo forms in the Atlantic. It’s likely to steer clear of land
Tropical Storm Lorenzo formed early Monday morning, and it’s expected to be another “fish” storm — a system that spends its entire life out at sea.
The forecast track from the National Hurricane Center shows Lorenzo following a curving pattern that’s grown quite familiar this season, steering the storm away from the Caribbean and Bermuda.
As of 5 p.m. Monday, the hurricane center said Lorenzo had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, a slight strengthening from earlier in the morning, and was on track to remain a tropical storm through at least Saturday.
Lorenzo likely won’t get strong enough to approach Category 1 hurricane strength, because forecasters said it’s facing tough conditions in the Atlantic that could hold it back.
Some long-range storm models suggest those tough conditions could dissolve the storm before the weekend.
“There is some possibility that the aforementioned dry air could cause Lorenzo to dissipate before the end of the 5-day period, as suggested by some of the global and hurricane regional models, but the NHC forecast maintains it as a tropical storm,” the hurricane center wrote in the 11 a.m. update.
This story was originally published October 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM.
