Two systems to keep an eye on in the Tropical Atlantic. If you are thinking, it is too early for storms to form so close and so early in the season you would be correct. Above normal sea surface temperatures across the tropical Atlantic and the lack of shear normally present will allow storms to form and grow.
Tropical Storm Bret continues on a path to the Lesser Antilles moving west near 18 mph. This motion is expected to to continue for the next several days. On the forecast track, the system will weaken after passing through the Islands this week.
System two is a tropical wave located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. It continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Conditions are favorable for development of this system and a tropical depression could form in the next couple of days. The system is moving westward at 10 to 15 mph across the eastern and central Atlantic.
Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...70%
Formation chance through 7 days...medium...80%