The Atlantic Looks Quiet, But Forecasters Aren’t Relaxing Yet

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Bob Givehchi, right, and his son Daniel, 8, Toronto residents visiting Miami for the first time, walk past debris and palm trees blowing in gusty winds, at Matheson Hammock Park in Coral Gables, Fla., Dec. 15, 2023. Forecasters are closely monitoring a possible tropical disturbance near the Gulf while widespread Saharan dust and unfavorable atmospheric conditions continue limiting storm development across much of the Atlantic basin. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Despite a typically active stretch of the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters are watching a potential area of development closer to the Gulf while much of the broader Atlantic basin remains unusually quiet, The Weather Channel reported. Meteorologists say a combination of dry Saharan air, strong upper-level winds and other unfavorable atmospheric conditions continues to suppress tropical storm formation across much of the ocean.

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