Jim Cantore is watching 2 tropical disturbances in the Atlantic. Here’s the forecast.
A disturbance in the Atlantic is now Tropical Storm Bret, and a second wave is now following behind it, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
The two systems have formed at the beginning of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season and even have Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore on alert.
“What month is it?? Lol,” Cantore tweeted Sunday night, along with a picture of the NHC’s tropical outlook.
It’s too early to say where the storms will go and if they’ll make landfall in the U.S., so Cantore can’t pack up to chase a hurricane just yet.
Here’s what to know about the disturbances.
Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Bret has formed in the Atlantic and is moving west at 21 mph, the NHC said in its 5 a.m. EST update.
The system, with maximum winds of 40 mph, is expected to strengthen into a hurricane later this week as it moves over the Lesser Antilles.
The track forecast for this storm is unusually uncertain, the NHC said.
Second disturbance forms off coast of Africa
A second tropical wave formed off the coast of Africa Sunday evening and was disorganized Sunday night.
“Some slow development of this system is possible” by late in the week as the system moves over the Atlantic, the NHC said.
As of Monday morning, the wave has a 40% chance of formation over the next week.
Residents on the Mississippi Coast and anywhere in the US, including states like Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, can keep up with weather updates at hurricanes.gov.
This story was originally published June 18, 2023 at 8:34 PM.
