Forecasters are tracking two areas of low pressure in the Atlantic for potential tropical development.
While it's too soon to tell if Florida could see any tropical weather from these systems, both areas have a medium chance of developing, the National Hurricane Center said.
One area, Invest 95L, is expected to turn northeast away from the U.S. later this week, as experts watch the other system closely on its trek across the Atlantic.
If either area strengthens, the next named storm would be Dolly, the fourth of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Invest 95L, a broad area of low pressure centered a few hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda, "continues to show signs of organization" as of Monday morning, the NHC said.
Continued development is possible and the system could strengthen into "a short-lived tropical depression or storm during the next couple of days," the agency said.
The system has a 50 percent chance of developing over the next two days as it moves north-northeast. It's expected to stay east of Bermuda.
The second low-pressure area is "the only one with a legit chance to develop," Fox 13's Paul Dellegatto wrote in a social media post on Sunday.
A tropical wave associated with the low pressure in the eastern tropical Atlantic has moved offshore of west Africa with disorganized showers and thunderstorms, the NHC said.
Conditions are "marginally conducive" for it to strengthen and a tropical depression could form by mid- to late week, forecasters with the agency said.
The system has a 20 percent chance of developing over the next two days and a 60 percent chance over the next week as it moves west, NHC said.
"Models have struggled this season to handle the atmospheric environment in the Atlantic. Every wave that was expected to develop has not. I think this one may be different," Dellegatto wrote. "At any rate, if it does develop, the most likely track would be for it to turn towards the open Atlantic. We will keep a watchful eye on it."
This area "could easily become our next named storm, but so far all the models keep the system north of the islands and away from the U.S.," Denis Phillips, chief meteorologist for Tampa Bay 28, wrote in a Sunday social media post. "Plenty of time to watch this, at least 10 days+ so it's nothing to worry about."
Meteorologists are monitoring these areas as they continue to lower their forecasts for the 2026 hurricane season.
AccuWeather last week changed its forecast to eight to 11 named storms, three to four hurricanes and one to two major hurricanes this year.
Earlier this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also lowered its seasonal forecast.
NOAA reduced its forecast to seven to 13 named storms, two to six hurricanes and zero to two major hurricanes. The agency also increased the probability of a below-normal season from 55 percent in its May outlook to 75 percent.
Both forecasts point to El Niño as a major reason for the expected slowdown.
The climate pattern develops in the Pacific but can influence weather patterns around the globe. In the Atlantic, El Niño typically increases vertical wind shear, making it more difficult for tropical systems to organize and strengthen.
So far, the Atlantic has been unusually quiet. AccuWeather reported that three tropical storms — Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal — had formed as of Aug. 19, with activity running behind several historical benchmarks.
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