The National Hurricane Center says Storm Ileana has weakened to a tropical depression.

Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season ahead.

Hurricane Dora will become Typhoon Dora once it crosses the International Dateline

The Atlantic hurricane season is off to a quiet start, but that is likely about to change.

For only the second time since 2000, a tropical system has moved from the Atlantic basin to the Pacific and maintained its name.

Saturday, Tropical Storm Agatha developed in the Eastern Pacific off of the west coast of Mexico.

The tropics currently are very quiet with limited thunderstorm activity across the Atlantic basin.

“It looks as though there will be little chance of a Fujiwara Effect,” said Kegges. A Fujiwara Effect was feared in 2004, but did not materialize when both Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley hit Florida almost simultaneously. Tropical Storm Lisa was just starting to weaken into a Tropical Depression. Satellite imagery (above) in August of 2014 saw the Fujiwara Effect in action in the Eastern Pacific between Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell. Along with the Fujiwara Effect pinwheeling one, two or three storms, systems can also more powerful storms can also swallow up a weaker system.

ORLANDO, Fla. As we talked about in last weeks edition of the Tropical Tracker, the Atlantic remains relatively unfavorable for tropical development. We do have Tropical Storm Josephine, but that is expected to run into dry air and shear and may dissipate all together. ACE is calculated by using the intensity and duration of the storm once it reaches tropical storm status. Current state of the Atlantic:Even though we have been on a record tear this season, storms, including hurricanes Isaias and Hanna, have had trouble intensifying. As we move toward the climatological peak of hurricane season, middle of August through early October, things that deter tropical development like the Saharan dust tend to go away.

The area of low pressure east of the Bahamas is not expected to develop as it meets up with a cold front and gets torn apart. Another, new area has been highlighted by the National Hurricane Center as an area to watch for possible tropical development over the next five days. The National Hurricane Center currently gives this entity a 50 percent chance for development over the next 5 days. Climatologically speaking, this is the main area we watch for tropical development in June. Tune into News 6 on June 1, the official start of hurricane season, for a full day of storm-prep coverage.