First Spot to Watch for Tropical Activity in the Atlantic Basin Pops up in the Bay of Campeche
- On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the National Hurricane Center identified the first area of interest for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, tracking a broad area of low pressure in the Bay of Campeche.
- Forecasters give the disturbance a 10% chance of formation over the next seven days, with 0% chance through 48 hours, as conditions are not expected to be favorable for significant development.
- The system should move inland over eastern Mexico late this weekend, the National Hurricane Center wrote, though moisture from the disturbance may increase heavy rain chances for parts of Texas early next week.
- Hurricane season officially began June 1, and researchers have predicted below-average tropical activity this year, the first time in over a decade, largely due to the expected effects of El Niño.
- Experts recommend residents maintain emergency kits with provisions to last at least three days and know evacuation routes, as the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches on September 10.
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National Hurricane Center tracks tropical wave entering Bay of Campeche
A tropical wave tracking across the Yucatan Peninsula will push into the Bay of Campeche over the next couple of days, bringing a small chance of tropical development. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring the system, which is expected to stay far away from Florida.
As the NHC tracks the remnants of Christina, here's what to know in South Texas
The National Hurricane Center has marked the Atlantic Basin's first area of interest of 2026, a yellow-highlighted zone in the Bay of Campeche but there is no threat of 'tropical trouble' for the Coastal Bend.Why is there a yellow mark?As of Wednesday night, what remains of Christina, a storm that formed in the Eastern Pacific, is the reason for the designation. Christina did not originate in the Atlantic Basin. It formed west of Central America…
1st tropical activity of Atlantic hurricane season being monitored in Gulf
The first tropical activity of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is being monitored in the southwestern Gulf, where a weak system could form near eastern Mexico later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The area being watched is the Bay of Campeche, a body of water along the southern Gulf coast near Mexico’s Veracruz, Tabasco and Campeche states. Forecasters said a broad area of low pressure could form there from a west…
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