A disturbance could form in the Atlantic soon — and it’s not even hurricane season yet

Michelle Marchante, Alex Harris
·1 min read

Hurricane season is still two weeks away, but forecasters are monitoring a potential disturbance that could develop near Bermuda soon, far from Florida.

The disturbance, described to be a non-tropical low-pressure system, was forecast to develop a few hundred miles northeast of Bermuda by Thursday and produce gale-force winds, according to the National Hurricane Center’s advisory at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The system was expected to move southwest over warmer waters on Friday, where it could acquire subtropical characteristics before moving toward the north and northeast this weekend away from the United States, according to the hurricane center.

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Forecasters say the system has a medium chance of development.

It had a 30% chance of formation in the next 48 hours and a 60% chance in the next five days, according to the hurricane center’s 8 p.m. update.

The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1, and early predictions show it could be another “above average” year of storms.

Forecasts show another ‘well above average’ hurricane season is likely this year

Miami Herald Reporter Devoun Cetoute contributed to this report.

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