(This story was updated with new information.)
If you're wondering if there is another hurricane after Milton, there was a hurricane and a tropical system being tracked in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday by the National Hurricane Center but neither was a problem to land.
As people in Florida and the Southeast continue picking up the pieces and waiting from floodwaters to recede from this week's Hurricane Milton and last month's Hurricane Helene, there was Tropical Storm Leslie far out to sea and a tropical wave near the Cabo Verde islands.
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Is Tropical Storm Leslie coming near Florida?
- Location : 1,585 miles west-southwest of the Azores
- Maximum sustained winds : 50 mph
- Movement : north-northeast at 10 mph
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. Tropical Storm Leslie does not pose a threat to land.
At 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, Tropical Storm Leslie was moving toward the north-northeast near 10 mph. A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is expected tonight, followed by a turn toward the east-northeast over the weekend.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 50 mph with higher gusts. Gradual weakening is expected to continue today, and Leslie is forecast to become a post-tropical cyclone in a day or two.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles from the center.
The next Leslie advisory will be at 5 p.m. ET Friday.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL94): As of 9:10 a.m. ET Friday, Oct. 11, AL94 was near the Cabo Verde Islands. Very recent satellite-derived wind data indicate that winds to tropical storm force are occurring over portions of the Cabo Verde Islands in association with an area of low pressure centered near the southwestern portion of the archipelago.
However, the satellite data showed that the circulation is elongated, and the associated shower and thunderstorm activity remains disorganized. Some additional development is possible, and a short-lived tropical storm could form while the system moves westward or west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph across the Cabo VerdeIslands and eastern tropical Atlantic today.
On Saturday, environmental conditions are forecast to become less conducive, and further development appears unlikely after that time. Regardless of development, winds to tropical storm force and areas of heavy rain are likely to continue over portions of the Cabo Verde Islands through tonight. For additional information on this system,including gale warnings, please see High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France.
- Formation chance through 48 hours is medium at 50 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days is medium at 50 percent.
Weather radar: Will it rain in West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, Miami, Florida, today?
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According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, these are the list of names for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season:
- Alberto
- Beryl
- Chris
- Debby
- Ernesto
- Francine
- Gordon
- Helene
- Isaac
- Joyce
- Kirk
- Leslie
- Milton
- Nadine
- Oscar
- Patty
- Rafael
- Sara
- Tony
- Valerie
- William
When is hurricane season over?
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
How bad was Hurricane Milton damage in Palm Beach County, Florida?
Palm Beach County avoided heavy winds and rain from Milton, but terrifying tornadoes wreaked havoc throughout the county.
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Contributing: Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY Network-Florida
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Next hurricane after Milton? Tropical Storm Leslie in the open Atlantic. What to know
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