Tropical Storm Oscar likely to form in Atlantic

National Hurricane Center.

The circled system has a 70 percent chance to become a tropical storm.

A tropical storm is likely to form in the Atlantic Ocean as the system moves west-northwest towards the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

"This disturbance has a high chance, 70 percent, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours," it said in an advisory. The center's next update is at 8 p.m. ET.


The system was about 925 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands.

The next named Atlantic storm will be Oscar.

The Atlantic hurricane season, which officially runs through Nov. 30, has already seen 14 named storms. Eight of those have become hurricanes.

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Oh great! Just what S.W. Florida needs, more rain.

    Reply#1 - Tue Oct 2, 2012 10:21 AM EDT

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      Reply#2 - Tue Oct 2, 2012 8:05 PM EDT

      WE ARE ALL GUNNA DIE ! ! ! !

      .

      As a resident of Miami (Coral Gables), it frustrates me that because of the Ponzi Scheme of "Man Made" Global Warming.... 'THIS YEAR IS GUNNA BE A B-A-A-A-D year for Hurricanes.

      We hear it every year, and when it appears the reports of Armageddon appear not to come true, we get bombarded with reports of Thunderstorms off the coast of Africa.

      "Hey South Florida, this thunderstorm is only 15 days away, and according to Al Gore Forecasts, it 'could' decimate Miami "IF" winds reach 227 mph"

      We here in Miami have more important things to worry about, like...

      Wondering with the Miami Hurricanes Defensive Line cannot stop an 87 year old Grandmother.

        Reply#3 - Tue Oct 2, 2012 10:34 PM EDT

        Critical times hard to deal with, will be here.

          Reply#4 - Wed Oct 3, 2012 2:12 PM EDT
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