The NHCcontinues tracking three tropical waves that are moving west across the Atlantic and the Caribbean but doesn’t expect any tropical development.

The low-pressure area the NHC has been monitoring off Florida's eastern coast will bring heavy rain to the Carolinas before fizzling out.

The first hurricane in the Pacific doesn’t typically arrive until the last week of June. Three have been named so far this season.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic: Tropical wave 1: A tropical wave located at 37W from 02N-12N in the central Atlantic is moving west at 11 mph. Tropical wave 2: A central Atlantic tropical wave east of the Caribbean Sea has its axis along 57W south of 17N, is moving west at 11 to 17 mph.

Atlantic Hurricane Season began yesterday. Most of the Atlantic basin is quiet for now with thick Saharan dust moving across the Atlantic Ocean. However, we are monitoring an area of disorganized showers and storms around the Florida peninsula.

Cosme was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean Monday afternoon Mountain time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 70 miles per hour.

When La Niña sets in during hurricane season, it has the potential to dramatically increase both the number and strength of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin.

Tropical wave 2: A tropical wave is east of the Lesser Antilles, extending from 06N to 17N with axis near 57W, moving west around 17 mph. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are ongoing from 06N to 16N between 50W and 60W.

Tropical storms feed off heat and moisture, and that begins with warm ocean water—at least 80°F (27°C). But it’s not just about the surface. That warmth needs to extend 150 feet or more below the surface to sustain a growing storm.