Tropics Active for the End of October

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two separate areas for tropical development over the next 5 days.

The highest likelihood for development is with a non-tropical low pressure system that is located in the central Atlantic Ocean. The NHC has a 90% chance for tropical cyclone formation in the next two days. This area could be a threat to Bermuda but should stay east of the United States as it organizes and strengthens. The next name on the list is Epsilon.

The other area the NHC is monitoring is across the Caribbean Sea. This area only has a 20% chance for tropical cyclone formation over the next 5 days. A broad area of low pressure could form in the next few days with further development possible as it slowly moves north and north-westward. Models have really backed off on developing this area but we will need to watch it closely as it could pose more of a threat to the U.S. if organization can happen but that looks more unlikely at this time.