Tropical Storm Cristobal forms as 3 other systems are tracked in Atlantic and Pacific
Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed in the Atlantic as forecasters monitor two additional systems that could develop there and a third system expected to affect Hawaii late this week, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Cristobal, the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season after Arthur and Bertha, is located well west of the Azores and is not expected to strengthen, according to the NHC.
The most likely Atlantic system to develop is a tropical wave designated AL92, which is located about 950 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. It is expected to become a tropical depression within the next day or two as it moves west to west-northwest across the central Atlantic.
AL92 has an 80 percent chance of formation through both 48 hours and seven days. Upper-level winds are expected to become too strong for development as it approaches the Lesser Antilles this weekend.
A second wave, designated AL94, is a few hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands. It could become a tropical depression late this week or during the weekend as it moves west or west-northwest, with a 50 percent chance of formation over seven days.
The next names on the Atlantic list are Dolly and Edouard.
In the Central Pacific, Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C is expected to become a tropical storm on Thursday and strengthen as it moves west-northwest near or over Hawaii late this week and through the weekend.
Heavy rain could reach the Big Island on Friday before spreading west to Maui on Saturday and to Lanai, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai on Sunday. Forecasters warned of life-threatening flooding and mudslides, along with an increasing risk of wind and wave impacts.
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