BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The National Hurricane Center Thursday continues to monitor two system that may develop over the next several days. One may affect the Florida Panhandle and Northeast Florida, while the second is well to the southeast of the Florida Peninsula and moving west. Here is the Thursday update from the NHC:
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
8:00 AM EDT, Thursday, July 16, 2026
For the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Eastern Tropical Atlantic
Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave located southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands remain disorganized. Some slow development is possible during the next day or two while the system moves generally west-northwestward at about 10 mph. By this weekend, the system is forecast to move into a less conducive environment, and further development is not expected.
- Formation chance through 48 hours: low, 10 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days: low, 10 percent.
Northeastern Gulf of Mexico and Offshore of the Southeastern U.S.
An area of low pressure is forecast to form this weekend over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Some gradual development of this system is possible while it moves slowly northeastward over the northeastern Gulf and near the coast of the southeastern United States early next week.
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- Formation chance through 48 hours: low, near 0 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days: low, 20 percent.
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