Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
987 ABNT20 KNHC 242308 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America: Central Subtropical Atlantic (AL95): An area of low pressure located a couple of hundred miles east of Bermuda is moving northward at 15 to 20 mph. Although the shower activity is showing signs of organization, the circulation remains broad and elongated. This system could become a short-lived tropical depression or storm on Tuesday before it moves over cool waters and into unfavorable environmental conditions Tuesday night and Wednesday. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent. Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL96): A tropical wave and associated area of low pressure over the far eastern Atlantic a few hundred miles southeast of the Cabo Verde islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system could become a tropical depression during the next few days while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic. Environmental conditions could become less conducive for development by the weekend. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.