System in tropics loses odds of development, National Hurricane Center says
ORLANDO, Fla. — While Tropical Storm Isaias makes noise up the East Coast, a second tropical system in the Atlantic is sounding quieter as of Tuesday morning.
The small area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a trough of low pressure encountered dry air hindering its odds down to a 30% chance of development within the next two to five days, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. EDT update.
The storm is located 300 miles south-southwest of Bermuda, and is forecast to move northwestward at about 10 mph over the southwestern Atlantic Tuesday.
Further development is not looking likely as abundant dry air lies in its path.
However, if it does develop, it will be the 10th named storm of the season as Josephine.
The 2020 hurricane season already has seen seven tropical storms: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gonzalo, plus Hurricane Hanna, which hit Texas last weekend, and now Isaias. The next named storms would be Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paulette, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred.
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