Invest 98L is expected to strengthen and develop into a tropical depression or Tropical storm Melissa over the next few days, NHC forecasters say.

Forecasters predict Lorenzo will turn north and then east well away from Florida and the United States, and could make a partial clockwise loop in the tropical central Atlantic. Lorenzo is the 12th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and the third storm to form since Oct. 1.

As the Atlantic hurricane season continues, thankfully, the United States has avoided any landfalling hurricanes in 2025.

With uncertainty in long-term forecasts, North Carolinians should monitor the tropics. Here’s what to expect in coming days.

Hurricane Narda continued to churn in the waters of the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, after the National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday that the system had reached Category 2 strength. Narda is the latest of several named systems to spawn in the Pacific so far this year, which includes, Alvin, Barbara, and Kiko.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three tropical waves: A far eastern Atlantic tropical wave is near 25W from the western Cabo Verde Islands southward, and moving west around 17 mph. Scattered moderate to isolated strong convection is found from 04N to 13N between 21W and 30W.