The Atlantic basin has been relatively calm in the weeks since Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s western coast as a Category 3 storm, but a new tropical threat could be just around the corner.
As the National Hurricane Center keeps its eyes on three tropical waves in the basin, AccuWeather predicts that the Central American Gyre could once again help spin up a tropical depression or tropical storm during late October and early November.
Tropical Storm Patty would be the next named storm.
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“As we move later into the tropical season, we typically look closer to home for tropical development. The areas of concern are typically focused in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and off the Southeast coast of the United States,” AccuWeather Lead Expert Hurricane Forecaster Alex DaSilva said.
As always, Florida residents and anyone living in the Caribbean, Mexico and southeastern U.S. should continue to monitor the latest news from the tropics.