Odds for development increase for Atlantic hurricane season's first area to watch in the Gulf
According to the NHC, a broad area of low pressure could form in the Bay of Campeche in the southern part of the Gulf within the next week.
Gulf area to watch: Chance of development increases to 20 percent in next 2 days
FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen has an update on the increasing chances of development in the Gulf of America over the next 2 days as hostile conditions look to keep activity at bay. Stay with FOX Weather for the latest.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has designated the first area to watch for tropical development of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. According to the NHC, a broad area of low pressure could form in the Bay of Campeche in the southern part of the Gulf within the next week.
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The NHC is currently giving this area low odds of developing over the next seven days, as conditions are only minimally conducive for development before the system moves inland over Mexico.
The system could re-emerge over the northwestern Gulf on Tuesday or Wednesday while interacting with a frontal boundary, but even then, the NHC said development chances are small.
The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 to Nov. 30.
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