National Hurricane Center monitoring system in Atlantic, first for 2025. Where, what to know
A non-tropical area of low pressure located about 700 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands is producing gale-force winds and a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
A gale warning is in effect for the central Atlantic, with another expected to develop in the Western Atlantic by midweek.
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Gale warnings are issued when 1-minute sustained surface winds ranging from 39 to 54 mph are predicted or occurring and not directly associated with tropical cyclones.
Additional development of this low is not expected as it moves northward to northwestward into an environment of strong upper-level winds and dry air tonight and Tuesday, the hurricane center said.
No additional updates are expected for this system unless conditions warrant it.
The NHC will resume regularly scheduled tropical weather outlooks on May 15 and special tropical weather outlooks as necessary during the remainder of the off-season.
The 2025 hurricane season starts June 1.
A non-tropical area of low pressure located about 700 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands is producing gale-force winds and a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Additional development of this low is not expected as it moves northward to northwestward into an environment of strong upper-level winds and dry air tonight and Tuesday. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
No additional Special Tropical Weather Outlooks are scheduled for this system unless conditions warrant. Regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlooks will resume on May 15, 2025, and Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as necessary during the remainder of the off-season.
Formation chance through 48 hours: low…10 percent.
Formation chance through 7 days: low…10 percent.
No tropical cyclone activity is currently expected or monitored by the National Hurricane Center.
The Atlantic hurricane season is from June 1 to Nov. 30 every year, with the most active part of the season between August and October.
The peak of the season is Sept. 10, with the most activity happening between mid-August and mid-October, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Contributing: Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Network-Florida
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: NOAA NHC tracking system in Atlantic. Gale warning issued
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