HURRICANE CENTER: Tropical Storm Cristobal, Two Other Systems Watched

UPDATE #1: As promised, the National Hurricane Center began monitoring Tropical Storm Cristobal at 11 a.m.

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The National Hurricane Center at 10:40 a.m. says it will begin issuing updates on Tropical Storm Cristobal at 11 a.m. Cristobal, currently “AL93,” is the system on the northeastern part of the map. The other system in red, southeast of Florida, is likely to become a tropical storm within days. Here is the Wednesday update from the NHC:

Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92)

An area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave is located about 900 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development during the next couple of days, and a tropical depression will likely form while the system moves westward to west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.

• Formation chance through 48 hours…high…80 percent.
• Formation chance through 7 days…high…80 percent.

Central Subtropical Atlantic (AL93)

Recent satellite wind data indicate that the circulation associated with the low pressure area located about 1050 miles east-northeast of Bermuda has become better defined and the system is producing tropical-storm-force winds to the southeast of the center. The system is likely to become a short-lived tropical storm while it moves eastward to east-northeastward at around 20 mph across the central subtropical Atlantic. Additional information on this system is found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.

• Formation chance through 48 hours…high…80 percent.
• Formation chance through 7 days…high…80 percent.

Eastern Tropical Atlantic

A tropical wave just offshore of the coast of west Africa is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to be generally conducive for some development of this system during the next several days while it moves westward or west-northwestward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.

• Formation chance through 48 hours…low…20 percent.
• Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent.

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