The hatched areas on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map indicate "areas where a tropical cyclone — which could be a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane — could develop," said National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome.

While the start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has been quiet, experts are forecasting activity to begin to pick up through the heart of summer. However, they will unfortunately be working without a crucial system of satellites that have played a major role in hurricane forecasting in previous years.

Accurate hurricane forecasts has saved around $5 billion per hurricane in emergency funds and damages - but only with the right equipment.

After Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina over the Fourth of July weekend, the tropics are now quiet. Well, sort of. Chantal is now a post-tropical cyclone, according to the last advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center at 11 a.m. ET.

In response to concerns, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) said it is actively working to address staffing shortages.

The National Hurricane Center on Thursday lowered its forecast chances that a system that had moved over Florida the day previous could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or

AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye an area for potential tropical development near Florida July 14-17.