The tropics still remain not as busy as they could be right now, with only one active storm in the Atlantic and one over the Eastern Pacific waters.
Remember, the 2011 Hurricane Season ends November, so there is still plenty of time for more storms to develop -- let's just hope they stay away from land!
In the Atlantic right now we have Tropical Storm Ophelia. Ophelia has top winds at 65 miles per hour as of 5AM Thursday morning, moving to the West at 14 miles per hour. She's expected to remain a tropical storm through Tuesday even though she wouldn't have to strengthen much more to be classified as a hurricane. The reason Ophelia likely won't reach hurricane status over the next several days is due to strong upper level winds in the atmosphere that will actually help to weaken the storm a bit.
Tropical storm winds extend out to around 230 miles. You can see Ophelia's latest projected path as issued by the National Hurricane Center below.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Pacific, Tropical Storm Hilary is close to becoming a hurricane with maximum winds at 70 miles per hour.
Currently, a tropical storm warning is in effect for Lagunas De Chacahua Mexico Westward to Punta San Telmo and a tropical storm watch is in effect for West of Punta San Telmo to Manzanillo.
Hilary should strengthen to a hurricane today and could be a major hurricane by this weekend. You can see Hilary's latest track below.
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