BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The National Hurricane Center Saturday is watching three systems in the Atlantic, with one southeast of Florida a potential for problems. It’s still much too early for any serious concern, but the oval in orange represents where a system may form. The “orange” system has a 40 percent chance of development as of Saturday afternoon. Here is the official forecast from the NHC:
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Northeastern Atlantic
A strong non-tropical area of low pressure is located over the northeastern Atlantic several hundred miles west of the coast of Portugal. This system could acquire some subtropical or tropical characteristics later today or on Sunday while it moves east-southeastward at 10 to 15 mph toward Portugal and northwestern Spain. The opportunity for tropical or subtropical development should end Sunday night when the system encounters unfavorable environmental conditions. For more information, see High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France.
- Formation chance through 48 hours…low…20 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…low…20 percent.
Central Subtropical Atlantic
A trough of low pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic a few hundred miles east of Bermuda is producing disorganized shower activity. Development of this system, if any, is expected to be slow to occur while it drifts westward through Sunday and then accelerates northward early next week. By the middle of next week, the system could merge with a frontal boundary over the north Atlantic, which should diminish any remaining chances of development.
- Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…low…20 percent.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic
A tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa on Monday. An area of low pressure could form in association with the wave soon after it moves off the coast. Environmental conditions are marginally conducive for development, and a tropical depression could form by the middle to latter portions of next week while the system moves westward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
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- Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…medium…40 percent.
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