GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring a large area of a low pressure system, that has a chance to develop into the next named storm of the season. As of 8 pm, the system was located 450 miles to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Recent satellite imagery continues to show intensifying thunderstorms. If this trend continues, a tropical depression could form as soon as Sunday or early next week.
Computer model guidance indicate that the system will stay away from Eastern NC for now, but should be closely monitored over the next several days. If Invest 92 becomes a tropical storm, it will be named Bret.
Tropical cyclones rarely form in the Main Development Region in the month of June because of high wind shear and drier air. However, the development of Invest 92 serves as a reminder that tropical cyclones can form anywhere, when the conditions are just right. As we head further into hurricane season, activity on average starts to uptick, with a peak in August – September.
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