MIDWAY, Fla. (WTXL) -- As we approach what's considered to the be peak of the hurricane season, the first couple of weeks of September when the highest number of storms tend to develop on average, there currently are only a couple of suspect areas to monitor, and one active tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Fred impacted the Cape Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic earlier today. Increasing upper winds and the overall lack of available moisture will further limit Fred from intensification in the foreseeable future, and the forecast gradually weakens Fred into a remnant post-tropical disturbance in the open eastern Atlantic.
The leftovers of Erika are carrying abundant moisture along the Florida west coast and Big Bend regions, which may be hit by periods of rain tonight through tomorrow. The former tropical storm is unlikely to re-intensify before reaching the north Florida region Wednesday.
Later this week, a broad upper-level disturbance may linger off the Atlantic coast of the United States, and has some slight opportunity to organize, but the details are still in the somewhat distant future and precise expectations for that system cannot be made at this time.