The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for Puerto Rico on Saturday, as the first named Atlantic storm of the season was about to hit the island.
There have been three named storms in the Atlantic since July2.
A watch has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands, as a tropical storm heads towards Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
It is projected to hit Puerto Rico by Saturday night and the Dominican Republic on Sunday before moving east of Florida.
The National Hurricane Center says that the storm needs to strengthen another 14 mph to be considered a category one Hurricane.
After walking back previous predictions, AccuWeather now predicts a total of 12 named storms, down from 19 predicted in April.
The two week forecast put the odds of above normal activity at 50%, with a 40% chance of normal activity and a 10% chance for below normal activity.
There is a chance that neither of the two disturbances will become a tropical storm in the next 48 hours.
Since Tropical Storm Colin formed off the coast of South Carolina in July, there have been six named storms. Danielle dissipated in a remote area of the north Atlantic, while Hurricane Earl brought life threatening rip currents to the island and parts of the East Coast.
The last time there were only two hurricanes in the Atlantic was in 2013).
There have been no Atlantic storms that have caused landfall in months.
Hurricane Earl is out to sea, but life threatening rip currents are threatening the east coast.
The first named Atlantic tropical storm formed after a two month period.
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