This is the time of the season where tropical activity in the Atlantic begins to increase. Saharan dust and other detrimental factors for tropical development begin to go away and thunderstorm activity over the tropics tends to increase. Even though we have been on a record setting pace in terms of named storms this season, most of the storms have been weak and short-lived. The Atlantic has be full of dusty, dry air for most of the season to date and hasnt been able to sustain tropical development. Two new tropical waves have been highlighted by the National Hurricane Center for possible development over the next five days.

ORLANDO, Fla.- If you blinked, you missed the naming of Tropical Storm Kyle Friday. Kyle continued the record-breaking pace for storm formation becoming the earliest K storm on record. Through the K storm in 2005 there were already 4 hurricanes with 3 of those being major. Kyle is moving away from the U.S. and will weaken quicklyKyle is moving away from the U.S, and is expected to weaken quickly over the cooler waters of the North Atlantic. Josephine poses no threat to the U.S.Dry air continues to dominate the Atlantic for now, but the basin could become more favorable in the next 7-14 days.

Location 185 miles SE of Atlantic City New Jersey Wind 40 mph Heading ENE at 17 mph Pressure 29.77 Coordinates 71.7W, 37.7NDiscussionAt 500 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Kyle was located near latitude 37.7 north, longitude 71.7 west. Kyle is moving toward the east-northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h). A continued east-northeastward motion with an increase in forward speed is expected for the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Kyle is forecast to become post-tropical by late Sunday or early Monday.