Two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic are likely to develop into tropical cyclones during the next week, with tracks that favor eventual impacts on land. The reawakening of the ocean basin comes after a brief period of relative quiet, and the active stretch, which could feature multiple named storms at the same time, is likely to last into September. The 2020 hurricane season has already shattered records for the number of named storms that have formed, including two Category 1 hurricanes that made landfall in the United States. So far, a typical season’s worth of named storms has occurred before the typical peak of hurricane season even arrives in mid-September.

Tropical Storms Kyle and Josephine dissipated over the weekend, but the next storms on the list, Laura and Marco, could materialize by the weekend as two fledgling tropical waves as they churn west and slowly gather strength. The lead disturbance, which brought heavy rain to the Windward Islands on Monday, is lurking in the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center gives it a 60 percent chance of development during the next five days.

Behind it lags a second disturbance midway between Africa and South America. The NHC is more bullish with this system, assigning it a 90 percent likelihood of development within five days.