Meteorologists with the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida say it is now likely that a tropical cyclone will form in the Atlantic today. However, they also point out it will be short-lived and won’t impact any land. The National Hurricane Center says there is now a 70% chance that a tropical cyclone will form here today.

Satellite images indicate that disorganized showers and thunderstorms are displaced to the east of an area of low pressure located about 600 miles east of Bermuda. According to the National Hurricane Center, environmental conditions are still marginally favorable for further development, and an increase in thunderstorm activity could result in the formation of a short-lived tropical cyclone which would take the shape of a tropical depression today.

According to the National Hurricane Center, by tomorrow, this system is expected to encounter a less favorable environment, ending its opportunity for development.

Organization or not, the system is forecast to move northeastward around 10 mph, remaining over the open central Atlantic. It remains no threat to land.