Tropical Storm Dexter continues to move away from East Coast: See path

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Tropical Storm Dexter is continuing to move away from the East Coast but two other systems are brewing in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.
In an advisory posted at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 5, the NHC said Dexter was located about 345 miles north of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected for the next day or so, hurricane center forecasters said.
"Some re-strengthening is forecast in a couple of days as Dexter becomes an extratropical cyclone," the NHC said in the advisory, as Dexter is expected to continue moving in a general northeast direction during the next few days.
Elsewhere in the Atlantic, a tropical wave over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is currently producing minimal shower activity, with environmental conditions appearing to be conducive for gradual development of the system during the next few days.
The hurricane center said a tropical depression could form late this week or over the weekend as the system moves west-northwestward across the central tropical or subtropical Atlantic. The system currently has a 50% chance of formation through the next seven days.
Lastly, a broad area of low pressure is forecast to develop in a day or two several hundred miles off the southeastern United States, according to the NHC. Some gradual development of the system is possible during the middle to latter portion of this week, with hurricane center forecasters giving the system a 30% chance of formation through the next seven days.
The next named storms of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be Erin and Fernand.
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Tropical Storm Dexter path tracker
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
Tropical Storm Dexter spaghetti models
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
NHC also tracking Tropical Storm Henriette in Pacific Ocean
In the Pacific, the hurricane center said in a late Monday night advisory that Tropical Storm Henriette is continuing to move west-northwestward over the central east Pacific.
Henriette, located about 985 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, has maximum sustained winds around 50 mph with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is forecast during the next day or so, followed by gradual weakening.
There are currently no threats to land from Henriette, the NHC said.
Additionally, an area of low pressure located a few hundred miles offshore of the coast of Central America is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days while it moves west-northwestward.
The hurricane center gives the system a 60% chance of formation through the next 48 hours.
How do hurricanes form?
Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water. Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
A tropical depression becomes a named tropical storm once its sustained wind speeds reach 39 miles per hour. When its winds reach 74 mph, the storm officially becomes a hurricane.
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