The Atlantic hurricane season officially kicks off on June 1, but forecasters already have their eyes trained on the Gulf of Mexico.
There’s a disturbance there, and it has been bringing rain and storms to the northern Gulf Coast today.
But there’s no cause for panic: It’s not expected to become a tropical storm or hurricane.
However, it could help make the Gulf especially hazardous for swimmers. A high risk of rip currents is in place along the Alabama and northwest Florida beaches through at least Wednesday night:
The National Hurricane Center earlier on Sunday made the Gulf system the first disturbance to watch in 2022 but gave it only a 10 percent chance of strengthening into a tropical depression or storm.
The hurricane center said the area of rain and storms being monitored was associated with an area of low pressure in the north-central Gulf about 150 miles south of Pensacola, Fla.
Conditions were unfavorable for it to develop into a tropical system before it moves inland over Florida later tonight or on Monday.
However, the hurricane center said it could continue to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to areas along the coast from southeastern Louisiana to the western Florida Panhandle.
The Storm Prediction Center has that area included in a Level 1 or marginal risk for severe weather tonight as well.
The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. There have been pre-season storms in each of the past seven years.
NOAA is expected to release is 2022 Atlantic hurricane season outlook this week.
An area of disturbed weather in the Gulf has only a 10 percent chance of development.
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