While tropical-storm-like weather battered Florida on Monday, the National Hurricane Center began forecasting a different system could form in the Atlantic with the chance to develop.

As of the NHC’s 7 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, the prediction was that an area of low pressure was likely to form along a weakening frontal boundary a few hundred miles northeast of the Bahamas in a couple of days.

“This system could acquire some subtropical characteristics late this week while it drifts over the western Atlantic,” forecasters said. “The chances of subtropical development should end by the weekend when the system is expected to move eastward or northeastward into unfavorable environmental conditions.”

The NHC gave it a 30% chance to develop in the next seven days.

The next name on the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season list is Kyle.

While not tracked by the NHC, the National Weather Service issued food advisories in Central Florida as a storm moved slowly over the region dumping more than a foot of rain in some places.

Brevard County shut down schools for the day and Sheriff Wayne Ivey warned motorists to stay off the road.

Only Isaias has reached hurricane strength during what has been a very slow Atlantic season amid effects from a strong global El Niño weather pattern. Isaias made landfall on Oct. 9 near Destin on Florida’s Panhandle as a Category 2 hurricane.

Hurricane season began June 1 and runs through Nov. 30, but the height of hurricane season runs from mid-August through mid-October.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in August had updated its seasonal forecast to expect between seven and 13 named storms this year. Of those, two to six would become hurricanes.

An average year would see 14 named storms and seven hurricanes, with three of those growing to Category 3 strength or higher.

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