ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to forecast a low pressure system could form in the Atlantic with a chance to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 7 a.m. tropical outlook, the prediction was that an area of low pressure was likely to form along a weakening frontal boundary a few hundred miles south of Bermuda potentially by Wednesday.

“This system could acquire some subtropical characteristics late this week while it drifts slowly over the western Atlantic,” forecasters said. “The chances of subtropical development decrease by this weekend when the system is expected to move generally eastward into unfavorable environmental conditions.”

The NHC gave it a 10% chance to develop in the next two days and 30% chance to develop in the next seven days.

The next name on the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season list is Kyle.

Only Isaias has reached hurricane strength during what has been a very slow Atlantic season amid effects from a strong global El Niño weather pattern. Isaias made landfall on Oct. 9 near Destin on Florida’s Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane.

Hurricane season began June 1 and runs through Nov. 30, but the height of hurricane season runs from mid-August through mid-October.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in August had updated its seasonal forecast to expect between seven and 13 named storms this year. Of those, two to six would become hurricanes.

An average year would see 14 named storms and seven hurricanes, with three of those growing to Category 3 strength or higher.

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