Odds up for 2 Atlantic systems as hurricane center also eyes potential Gulf of Mexico storm

The National Hurricane Center increased the odds for two systems in the Atlantic to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm while also predicting a system with potential will form in the Gulf of Mexico. In its 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the NHC said one system in the far eastern Atlantic and one in the central Atlantic now have a moderate chance to develop, both up from Tuesday’s forecasts. If either were to spin up into a named storm, they could become Tropical Storm Emily and potentially Tropical Storm Franklin. The system with the most potential is an elongated trough of low ...