Invest 94L became Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine and will be named Imelda when it becomes a hurricane. If Imelda and Hurricane Humberto get close enough, they may pinwheel around a common point in a phenomenon known as the Fujiwhara Effect, which will send Imelda out to sea.

The latest updates follow the Atlantic seeing twin hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center said on Wednesday that swells, high surf, and dangerous rip currents would likely continue "along much of the East Coast the [over] next several days."

Two tropical cyclones are barreling through the Atlantic on a potential collision course — and in the unlikely event that they clash, a freak weather event merging them into one monster storm could wreak havoc along the East Coast.

The National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. Saturday advisory reported that the potential tropical cyclone is in the Atlantic Ocean, 145 miles northwest of the Eastern Tip of Cuba and 145 miles south of the Central Bahamas. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, is moving to the northwest at 9 mph.

Now, the NHC has the ability to issue tropical cyclone advisories up to 72 hours before the anticipated arrival of storm surge or tropical-storm-force winds on land. This allows for longer lead times when there is a significant risk of wind and storm surge impacts.

There are no coastal watches, warnings or advisories in currently in effect for Hawaii, and the NWS Hawaii website states, “Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during the next seven days between 140 West and 180.” Email John Burnett at [email protected].

By the end of September, the U.S. usually has at least one hurricane landfall, if not several. Not so in 2025. Four hurricanes have formed so far in the Atlantic season and none have hit the U.S. In fact,

Hurricane Imelda, meanwhile, moved away from Bermuda after passing over the island territory with 100 mph winds overnight. As of the NHC’s 2 a.m. tropical outlook, forecasters said a low-pressure area is set to form in the southwestern Atlantic waters between the northwestern Bahamas and South Florida’s east coast.