Overview

• The National Hurricane Center forecasts a non-tropical low to form off Georgia and the Carolinas within the next couple of days
• The disturbance carries a 10 percent chance of developing subtropical or tropical characteristics over the next 48 hours and the next seven days
• Coastal Southeast communities should brace for heavy rain, increased rip currents and localized flooding even if the system remains offshore
• NOAA’s above-average outlook anticipates 13 to 19 named storms this season and designates Andrea as the first storm name
• In the Eastern Pacific, Tropical Storm Alvin is active and another low off southern Mexico has a high chance of tropical development