The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is closely monitoring a specific area in the Gulf of America this weekend, where forecasters indicate a low probability that a tropical system may develop. Notably, this situation does not pose any threat to Texas.
The area of interest is situated in the northeastern Gulf, adjacent to the western coast of the Florida Peninsula. According to the NHC’s tropical weather outlook for the Atlantic, an area of low pressure is anticipated to form over the weekend in this region. The NHC stated, “Subsequent slow development of this system is possible while it moves slowly northeastward over the northeastern Gulf and/or near the southeastern coast of the United States by early next week.”
Should this system intensify into a tropical storm or hurricane, it will be designated the name Bertha.
This season has seen only one named storm in the Atlantic thus far. Tropical Storm Arthur impacted the Texas Gulf Coast with severe weather in mid-June. Furthermore, experts from Colorado State University have recently revised their forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, reducing the anticipated number of named storms from 11 to 9, indicating a “well below-normal season.”
The peak of the hurricane season is expected to occur on September 10.
