This Thursday, June 1, in the United States, the hurricane season in the Atlantic officially began and for this 2023, it is forecast that the number of cyclones and storms will be within the average registered in previous years.
However, that same day, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported an area of low pressure, with rain and thunderstorms, which is gradually advancing through the northeast of the Gulf of Mexico. and that in the next few hours it could become a short-lived tropical depression and even a tropical storm.
The NHC indicated that there is a 50% chance that in the next 48 hours it will become the first named storm, which would correspond to Arlene. Regardless of the forecast, heavy rains will be registered in the state of Florida during the weekend.
The storm is also forecast to move south and most likely move out to sea over the Gulf.
A hurricane hunting plane could enter the system in the next few hours to collect data on its possible development.
The National Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast that between now and November 30 an estimated 12 to 17 named storms will occur, as they could have maximum winds of at least 39 miles per hour; 5 to 9 would become hurricanes with maximum winds of at least 74 miles per hour and 1 to 4 of those could be major hurricanes.
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