MIAMI — A tropical storm churned Monday in the western Atlantic Ocean, but forecasters say it was expected to move away from the U.S. coast and stay north of Bermuda.
Tropical Storm Dexter is the fourth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed late Sunday and was heading east-northeast Monday, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
Dexter was located about 255 miles (410 kilometers) northwest of Bermuda. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect. Some slight strengthening of the storm was forecast during the next few days.
Dexter will continue to move to the northern east and weaken over the next couple of days and be what Local 10 meteorologist Amanda Pappas calls a “fish storm,” not impacting any landmass, thankfully, so it is not a threat for us.
In addition, there’s another area off the south East Coast that we will be watching for potential development over the next seven days. There is no threat currently with that.
Lastly, we are watching a tropical wave coming off the west coast of Africa that has a 50% chance for development into a tropical system over the next week.
Even if it does form into a name, models are already showing a re-curvature back out and into the sea. South Florida has no threats for now!
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