Hurricane center begins tracking Atlantic system

After a lull in activity, the National Hurricane Center on Sunday began tracking a new system with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. tropical outlook, a trough of low pressure in the central subtropical Atlantic about 1,300 miles east-southeast of Bermuda had disorganized showers and thunderstorms. “Conditions are currently unfavorable for development. However, the system is expected to move into a more conducive environment for some gradual development by the middle to latter portion of this week,” forecasters said. “The disturbance is forecast to move slowly west-northwestward across the central part of the subtropical Atlantic.” The NHC gave it a 20% chance to develop in the next seven days. So far the hurricane season has yet to produce an actual hurricane, but has seen the formation of tropical storms Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly and Edouard. The next name on the list is Fay.

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