Hurricane season 2023: Something out there already?
Hurricane season starts in just over a week, but there’s already something to watch in the Atlantic.
However, it isn’t anything to worry about, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters were tracking a tropical wave that was a few hundred miles northeast of the central Bahamas on Monday.
The hurricane center said it was poorly organized. It was also in an area with strong upper-level winds and dry air — both of which would make it difficult to develop.
The system is forecast to track to the north-northeast at 5 to 10 mph over the next day and won’t affect the U.S.
The hurricane center gave the disturbance only a 10 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression in the next seven days.
The system, however, is a reminder that the official start of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is June 1. It will run until Nov. 30.
NOAA plans to issue its annual hurricane outlook on Thursday.
Colorado State University issued its hurricane season early outlook in April and suggested that a slightly-below-average season will be possible in 2023, thanks to the predicted effects of El Nino.
El Nino is likely to develop over the summer months and can help reduce the overall number of storms in the Atlantic, however it doesn’t guarantee there won’t be any storms that affect the U.S.