‘Bonnie’ brewing’: Next named storm is heading toward the Caribbean

Disturbances off the coast of Africa that slide all the way across the Atlantic are more of an August/September occurrence, not late June, but here we are with a 60% chance for development over the next five days.

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The orange cone above indicates a track that is heading straight toward the Caribbean.

Environmental conditions appear conducive for development over the next few days, and a tropical depression could form by early next week as this system moves westward at around 15 to 20 mph over the tropical Atlantic, NHC said.

Any potential development would not threaten Florida due to another blocking ridge expected to build over Florida by the end of June.

The next named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will be Bonnie.