National Hurricane Center

Ahead of the official start of hurricane season on June 1, officials at the National Hurricane Center are brushing off concerns over widespread cuts at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) offices — and reminding people about the importance of readiness instead.

It has been an unusually active final month for the hurricane season, when forecasters typically see a single named storm every year or two. And the 2024 season still has two weeks to go.

The forecast shows the storm making landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday near Tampa Bay. Meantime, Gov. Ron DeSantis assures evacuating residents that there is plenty of fuel available.

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The system has a 40 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression by midweek, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Beryl poses no current threats to the Southeast. Interests in the western Caribbean are urged to monitor the forecast.

Beryl is expected to make landfall in the Windward Islands on Monday morning. The National Hurricane Center in Miami warns that the storm is “forecast to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge."

Environmental conditions for development are unusually conducive for late June as the system nears the Windward Islands. A second wave heading toward the southern Gulf is also under watch.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 1 formed in the western Gulf on Monday night, and another system in the Atlantic could impact portions of Florida's east coast by the end of the week.

The disturbance over the Bay of Campeche has a 70% chance of becoming a tropical system this week. Another low near the Bahamas has a lesser chance of development but could affect he southeast U.S.

Improved track and intensity forecasts make it easier for the public to prepare for hurricanes, but forecasters at the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference say short fuse hurricanes — that rapidly intensify near land — remain a concern.

Although the Atlantic hurricane season doesn't start until June 1, the National Hurricane Center begins issuing tropical outlooks on May 15.