"Atlantic Basin Braces for Multiple Tropical Disturbances, Gulf of Mexico at Risk"

After a period of calm, the Atlantic has become crowded with several tropical disturbances. The chances of these disturbances developing into tropical storms vary, with one likely to stay in the open Atlantic and another expected to veer into the northern Atlantic. A third disturbance may produce squalls across the West Indies, while a low pressure system in the eastern Bahamas could potentially become a rainmaker for Florida. Experts are concerned about the unusually warm waters in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico, as well as the presence of strong wind shear, which could limit the development of these systems. The ongoing El Niño is expected to contribute to the wind shear, but its impact on the Atlantic remains uncertain.