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HURRICANE CENTER: SYSTEM IN ATLANTIC IN APRIL

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Far East Of Florida… The National Hurricane Center Is Tracking System… But Hurricane Season Doesn’t Start For Weeks…

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The National Hurricane Center is watching an “X” in the far Eastern Atlantic as of Wednesday afternoon. Hurricane Season doesn’t officially start until June. (NHC).

BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com

UPDATE: 8:12 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2024: And just like that, the yellow X has been removed from the morning’s NHC map.

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — In one of the earliest systems to be tracked by the National Hurricane Center, forecasters are watching a system in the far eastern Atlantic as of Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. We note Hurricane Season doesn’t start until June 1st.

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While it seems the system is nothing to worry about, the fact that the system even exits is notable. The following is the official outlook from the National Hurricane Center which is accurate as of 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

Special Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 410 PM EDT Wed Apr 24 2024

For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

  1. East-Central Subtropical Atlantic: An area of low pressure located about 900 miles northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has been producing a small but persistent area of showers and thunderstorms to the east of its center since this morning. However, the low is forecast to move southwestward at 10 to 15 mph into an area of stronger upper-level winds tonight and tomorrow, and additional development is not expected.

No additional Special Tropical Weather Outlooks are scheduled for this system unless conditions warrant. Regularly scheduled Tropical Weather Outlooks will resume on May 15, 2024, 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.