Hurricane center tracking 2 tropical disturbances, 1 off the coast of North Carolina
When is Atlantic hurricane season? June 1 to Nov. 30, 2025, with the most tropical storm activity between August and October in Florida.
- Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the system would be named Dexter.
- The Aug. 2, 2025, tropics advisory states a trough of low pressure could form near the southeastern US coast during the next day or two.
- The Paste BN Network in Florida provides daily tropics watch reports during hurricane season (June 1-Nov. 30).
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(This story was updated to add new information about the tropical systems, including Tropical Storm Dexter, which formed Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.)
About two months after the start of hurricane season, something may be brewing in the tropics.
The 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, tropics advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, shows that a non-tropical area of low pressure formed along a frontal boundary about 150 miles off the coast of North Carolina, and a tropical wave was forecast to move off the west coast of Africa in the next day or two.
Additional slow development could occur through early next week.
A day earlier, the hurricane center reported no tropical cyclone activity was to be expected during the next 7 days. However, the "area of disturbance" that appears close to the coast of North Carolina and South Carolina increased to a 30% chance of cyclone formation in seven days (see below).
Atlantic hurricane season is from June 1 to Nov. 30 every year, with the most activity between August and October.
Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, the system would be named Dexter, which is next on the list of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season names (see below).
In addition, the hurricane center is tracking three tropical waves in the Caribbean. Each are moving west and do not pose a threat.
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season runs Sunday, June 1, to Sunday, Nov. 30, with the most active months between August and October.
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National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, forecast on tropical activity: Is there a tropical storm or hurricane now?
According to the 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, tropics advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, here's information about "Disturbance 1" and "Disturbance 2":
In the western Atlantic, a non-tropical area of low pressure has formed along a frontal boundary about 150 miles off the coast of North Carolina. This system could acquire some tropical or subtropical characteristics through Monday while it moves east-northeastward at about 10 mph away from the coast of North Carolina. Environmental conditions become less conducive for development after Monday.
- Formation chance through 48 hours was low at 30 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days was low at 30 percent.
In the central tropical Atlantic,a tropical wave was forecast to move off the west coast of Africa in the next day or two. Environmental conditions could support some gradual development of the wave during the middle to latter part of next week while it moves generally west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.
- Formation chance through 48 hours was low at near 0 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days was low at 20 percent.
In addition to "Disturbance 1," National Hurricane Center forecasters are tracking three tropical waves in the Caribbean. At this time, they do not pose a threat:
- A tropical wave was near Puerto Rico to central Venezuela, moving west.
- A tropical wave is in the central Caribbean, moving west.
- A tropical wave is in the northwest Caribbean, moving west.
The Paste BN Network in Florida will produce daily tropics watch advisories.
The Atlantic basin consists of the northern Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America. NOAA changed its naming convention for the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. Geological Survey changed the name on U.S. maps per President Trump's order.
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AndreaBarryChantal- Dexter
- Erin
- Fernand
- Gabrielle
- Humberto
- Imelda
- Jerry
- Karen
- Lorenzo
- Melissa
- Nestor
- Olga
- Pablo
- Rebekah
- Sebastien
- Tanya
- Van
- Wendy
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Contributing: Cheryl McCloud, Paste BN Network-Florida