Tuesday noon tropical update: Hurricane Sam and 2 invests to watch

Hurricane Sam continues to be very strong but remaining in the Atlantic while two other areas could develop, but are a long way out.

There are no tropical threats to the Gulf of Mexico and just one active storm in the Atlantic as of Monday night.

That one storm is Sam which after days is still going strong as a major hurricane. It is forecast to remain a major hurricane through at least Saturday. It will curve north around a ridge of high pressure and stay well east-northeast of the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean Sea. It will likely pass east of Bermuda this weekend.

A couple of waves coming off of Africa this week have a high chance of developing in five days. If they do develop, the next names would be Victor and then Wanda. They would be our 20th and 21st named storms this season. It's too early to say what will happen since they haven't formed yet, but indications are that they could curve north over the Atlantic early.

A final spot, the remnants of Tropical Storm Peter, have a chance of re-forming this week. It would stay out over the open ocean.

[irina]

Pretty quiet this year ok except Ida, but the others stay in the Atlantic so great !

[safe-haven]

Love watching these while playing destiny child’s say my name in the background