2 Areas Of Tropical Development Loom As Tropical Storm Dexter Moves Out

As newly formed Tropical Storm Dexter steers away from the U.S., forecasters are eyeing two other areas for possible tropical development, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Dexter formed Sunday evening about 300 miles east of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, Gulf Coast News Now said.

The tropical storm, which is northwest of Bermuda, has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph on Monday morning as it moves east-northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, the NHC said.

Weather Channel meteorologists expect Dexter to be torn apart by wind shear as it heads out to sea, but parts of the U.S. East Coast could see high surf and rip currents over the next several days.

Meanwhile, meteorologists are watching two other areas for eventual storm development.

If either system were to become a tropical storm or hurricane, the next two storm names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season are Erin and Fernand.

A tropical wave moving off the west coast of Africa has a 50 percent chance of strengthening into a tropical depression or storm over the next week, the agency said.

The wave is currently producing limited showers as it moves west-northwest across the central Atlantic. Conditions are favorable for its gradual development.

A broad area of low pressure is also being eyed a few hundred miles off the coast of the southeastern U.S. and “is forecast to develop in a couple of days,” NHC said. It has a 30 percent chance of strengthening over the next week as it drifts slowly west or northwest.

It will most likely move toward the coastal Carolinas, the Weather Channel said.

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Denis Phillips, chief meteorologist for ABC Action News, expects there isn’t a need to worry about any of these areas.

“As for Dexter, it will move away. No threat. The yellow blob poses no threat to us (in Florida) either,” Phillips wrote in a Facebook post. “The orange blob is nearly (two) weeks away. If it were to impact anyone, anywhere, we'll give you plenty of notice. But at this point, an eventual curve (away from the U.S.) is the most likely outcome.”

The first hurricane of the season — which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 — doesn’t usually form until August, on average, News 6 said. The majority of storms usually develop between August and October.

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