Forecasters are watching three Atlantic systems. A tropical storm may form soon
Disturbance No. 1 by North Carolina
The Sunday 2 p.m. National Hurricane Center update says this 'non-tropical area of low pressure' a few hundred miles off North Carolina's coast is dropping showers and thunderstorms.
'Environmental conditions are conducive for this system to acquire additional tropical characteristics, and a tropical storm is likely to form by Monday well east of the North Carolina coast,' the hurricane center said.
The formation chance by Tuesday afternoon and over the next seven days is put at 70%, a large increase from 50% earlier in the day.
The next name on the list is Dexter.
Disturbance No. 2 in the Atlantic Ocean
'A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa by late Monday,' the hurricane center said Sunday afternoon. 'Thereafter, some gradual development of the wave is possible, and a tropical depression could form late this week while it moves generally west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.'
There is a near-zero percent chance of formation in the next two days, but up to 40% for the next seven days.
Disturbance No. 3 off the Southeast U.S.
'An area of low pressure could form in a couple of days, a few hundred miles southeast of the Carolinas,' forecasters said. 'Some gradual development of this system is possible by midweek as the system drifts to the northwest.'
It has a near-zero chance of forming in the next two days and a 20% chance in the next seven.
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