The Washington Post reports:
Waters in the tropical Atlantic Ocean are at their warmest levels on record, which could help fuel an exceptionally early seasonal hurricane by the middle of the week. A tropical disturbance 1,000 miles west of the coast of Africa is predicted to steadily organize over the coming days, with high chances of it becoming a named storm over the next 48 to 72 hours.
It comes about two months ahead of schedule for a storm to form in that part of the Atlantic Ocean, but record-warm ocean waters are probably jump-starting a season that could turn out stormier than initial forecasts. The National Hurricane Center estimates the system has an 80 percent chance of formation within the next 48 hours, and a 90 percent chance this week.
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Waters in the tropical Atlantic Ocean are at their warmest levels on record, which could help fuel an exceptionally early seasonal hurricane by the middle of the week.https://t.co/J14fpGdF7d
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 18, 2023
Will #92L become the earliest known MDR tropical storm on record?
It currently has 13 hours to break the aforementioned record currently held by TS #Bret of 2017 NATL basin #hurricane season, which developed @ 18z on 6/19/2017.
TD looks imminent. TS intensity will be so close. pic.twitter.com/9eACFr5Zrn
— Tony Brite (@tbrite89) June 19, 2023
Could we get Tropical Storm Bret today? Here’s the latest thinking: https://t.co/XDZMBPurss
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) June 19, 2023