Hurricane center keeps eye on Atlantic system that could develop

Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel on Nov 5, 2026

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The National Hurricane Center on Thursday continued to track a low pressure system in the Atlantic with a chance to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 1 p.m. EST tropical outlook, the broad area of nontropical low pressure with gale-force winds was located a few hundred miles south of Bermuda with disorganized storms mostly to the east and north of its center.

“Environmental conditions could allow this system to gradually acquire some subtropical characteristics during the next couple of days or so while it moves slowly eastward over the western and central subtropical Atlantic,” forecasters said. “By late this weekend, upper-level winds are forecast to become unfavorable for further development of this system.”

The NHC said a new nontropical low could also form to the east of this system this weekend.

“Although environmental conditions are unlikely to support significant subtropical or tropical development of that system, gale-force winds are possible over parts of the central subtropical Atlantic through the weekend,” forecasters said.

The NHC gave it a 30% chance to develop in the next two days and 40% 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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