The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three areas of disturbed weather across the Atlantic Ocean for possible tropical development, but none of the systems pose a direct threat to Florida.

Disturbances Located

One of the disturbances is situated north of Bermuda, while the two other tropical waves are well east of the Caribbean islands in the central and eastern Atlantic.

Despite the appearance of a ramp up of tropical activity, conditions still remain unfavorable for significant development from any of the three systems.

The disturbance that is closest to Florida is north of Bermuda and is moving eastward across the open Atlantic.

The Hurricane Center has given the region a low chance of development as it moves in the general direction of Europe.

A second area being monitored by forecasters is roughly halfway between the Lesser Antilles and the African coastline.

The feature is fairly broad, and the NHC has given the area a low chance of development.

Forecast models show the disturbance encountering increasing upper-level winds by the end of the week, which will make conditions hostile for tropical cyclone formation.

The third area the Hurricane Center is monitoring is off the African coast, but it has the best chance of development as it works its way westward.

Forecasters have given the disturbance a medium chance of development as it moves into the central Atlantic.

Original reporting: Jacksonville Today — read the source article.