Current Snapshot

The Pacific Disaster Center’s (PDC Global) Sunday, August 3, 2025, Tropical Cyclone Activity Report…for the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of America

Current Tropical Cyclones:

Tropical Cyclone Dexter…is located about 300 miles west-northwest of Bermuda

Tropical Cyclone Dexter

TROPICAL STORM DEXTER FORMS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC…FORECAST TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE U.S. COAST AND STAY NORTH OF BERMUDA

According to the NHC advisory number 1

Dexter is moving toward the east-northeast near 12 mph (19 km/h). A faster east-northeastward or northeastward motion is expected through early Tuesday, followed by a slower motion Tuesday and Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Some slight strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days. Dexter is likely to become post-tropical by Wednesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km) from the center.

Central Tropical Atlantic:

>>> A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa later today. Thereafter, some gradual development of the wave is possible, and a tropical depression could form late this week while it moves generally west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 7 days…medium…50 percent

Off the Southeastern United States

>>> A broad area of low pressure is forecast to form in a couple of days a few hundred miles off the coast of the southeastern United States. Some gradual development of this system is possible during the middle or latter part of the week as the system drifts to the west or northwest.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent
* Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent