Earl strengthened to a Category 1 storm Tuesday night, becoming the second hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.
In the unusually sluggish season, Earl’s upgrade to a hurricane comes near the average date for the third hurricane to form in the Atlantic basin.
Hurricane Earl has winds of 80 mph and is located about 500 miles south of Bermuda, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. It's moving north at 7 mph.
A Tropical Storm Watch was issued for Bermuda as the center of the storm is forecast to pass to the southeast of the island by Thursday morning with only fringe impacts.
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It's expected to become a major hurricane by then.
Meantime, Danielle is barely holding on to its hurricane status. The storm is located in the north Atlantic, about 700 miles west-northwest of the Azores. Danielle is forecast to weaken as it moves to the east over the coming days, with no impact to land.
Additionally, a broad area of low pressure in the far eastern Atlantic is being monitored for development.
This system could be a depression in the next few days as it trudges to the west. Regardless of organization, impacts are not expected as it remains over open water.
A fourth area of interest is a tropical wave, forecast to move off of the coast of Africa in the coming days. With a mere 20% chance for development, not much is expected from this entity over the next several days.
