
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A new system is likely to become a tropical depression — very east of Florida — over the next day or so. The National Hurricane Center’s Saturday update is published in its entirety, below:
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Sep 19 2026
For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Eastern Subtropical Atlantic (AL99):
Showers and thunderstorms associated with the low pressure system located several hundred miles southwest of the Azores have changed little in organization during the past several hours. A tropical depression could still form later today. The system is expected to move slowly over the next couple of days, remaining southwest of the Azores, followed by a turn to the southwest by early next week. Environmental conditions are forecast to become less favorable for development beginning Sunday night or on Monday.
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- Formation chance through 48 hours…high…80 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…high…80 percent.
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