About two months after the start of hurricane season, something may be brewing in the tropics.
For the 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, tropics advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, an area of low pressure was expected to form along a frontal system off of the southeastern coast of the United States. 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 has a 20% 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 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, tropics advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, here’s information about “Disturbance 1”:
An area of low pressure was expected to form along a frontal system off of the southeastern coast of the United States. Additional slow development could occur through early next week as the system moves slowly east-northeastward.
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Formation chance through 48 hours was low at 10 percent.
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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:
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A tropical wave is near the Caribbean to northeastern Venezuela. It is moving west.
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A tropical wave is in the central Caribbean and moving west.
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A tropical wave is in the northwest Caribbean near Honduras, Nicaragua and northwest Costa Rica. The wave axis is moving west. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are ongoing over the northwest Caribbean.
The USA TODAY 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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Contributing: Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Network-Florida
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Hurricane center in Florida tracking disturbance near North Carolina
