Hurricane center increases odds on system east of Florida for becoming next tropical storm
The end of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season is just six days away but one more name could be added to the record-setting list as the National Hurricane Center increases the odds for the development of a system just east of Florida.
A broad area of low pressure is several hundred miles south of Bermuda and is shedding off disorganized showers to the northeast of its center, the NHC said in its 7 a.m. update.
The system has a 10% chance of becoming a tropical depression or a tropical storm in the next two days, but the NHC increased its five-day forecast to a 30% chance of developing. The low’s odds remain minimum due to strong upper-level winds limiting the development of the system Monday.
The low is later expected to merge with a cold front on Tuesday. However, the low will have another opportunity to gain subtropical characteristics when it is expected to separate from the front Wednesday or Thursday while slowly moving over the central Atlantic.
If the system does become a tropical storm it will become the 31st named storm of the year and receive the Greek letter Kappa as its name.
The 2020 season has set a record for named storms and even used nine letters of the Greek alphabet to designate storms.
The final day of the Atlantic hurricane season is next Monday, Nov. 30.
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