At a Glance
- Tropical Depression 20 has formed in the eastern Atlantic.
- This system is expected to move into the open Atlantic, eventually as a hurricane.
- The second disturbance could bring heavy rain to Cabo Verde.
The eastern Atlantic has become active and is expected to produce at least one more hurricane by the middle of next week, but it is not expected to threaten land. A second system is also being watched for development.
(MORE: It's Peak in the Hurricane Season, But There's a Long Way to Go)
Atlantic Areas to Watch
We're watching a new tropical depression and one other tropical wave moving westward from the coast of Africa.
Tropical Depression 20
Tropical Depression 20 formed Saturday evening around 2000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.
It is expected to intensify but will move northwestward into the open Central Atlantic over the next five days.
When this system becomes a tropical storm, it will gain the name "Teddy." Then, it is expected to become a hurricane by Tuesday well east of the Caribbean.
Area #2
Another tropical wave is located near the Cabo Verde Islands, which will get drenched over the next day or two as the wave moves through.
Conditions may be favorable for some gradual development of this system as it moves slowly northwestward over the far eastern Atlantic early next week.
We're also watching Tropical Storm Sally in the Gulf of Mexico. The forecast for this potential hurricane threat for the Gulf Coast can be found here.
Hurricane Paulette could also directly strike Bermuda on Monday as an intensifying hurricane.
Record Early, Again
The 2005 hurricane season previously held the record earliest "P", "R", "S" storms, Philippe on Sept. 17 and Rita on Sept. 18 and Stan on Oct. 2, respectively.
After Sally, only three names are left in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season names list. Additional storms after "Wilfred" would be named after letters in the Greek alphabet starting with "Alpha". That has happened only once before, in the 2005 hurricane season.
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