Updated Florida hurricane-season check for August 26, 2026: At 8:00 AM EDT, the National Hurricane Center listed one Atlantic disturbance, Eastern Tropical Atlantic disturbance AL96. [1] NHC gives AL96 a medium 60 percent chance of formation through 48 hours and a medium 60 percent chance through seven days. [1] These are formation probabilities—not probabilities of reaching Florida—and conditions can change. [1]
Quick Read
- Official text issue time: 8:00 AM EDT Wednesday, August 26, 2026. [1]
- Product: ABNT20 KNHC 261132 / TWOAT. [1]
- Area covered: The North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of America. [1]
- Area being monitored: Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL96). [1]
- Formation chance through 48 hours: medium—60 percent. [1]
- Formation chance through 7 days: medium—60 percent. [1]
- Florida/Treasure Coast: This outlook provides no forecast track toward Florida and does not establish a local landfall threat. [1]
What NHC Is Monitoring
Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL96)
NHC says the low-pressure area associated with a tropical wave is a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, with disorganized showers and thunderstorms. [1] Conditions are somewhat favorable, and NHC says a tropical depression could form over the next day or two while the system moves westward to west-northwestward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic. [1] Conditions are forecast to become less favorable by this weekend, potentially ending its development chances. [1]
What This Means for the Treasure Coast
For Port Saint Lucie, Jensen Beach, Fort Pierce, and Vero Beach, this is a reason to stay aware and keep ordinary hurricane-season preparations current—not a reason to assume a local storm is coming. [1] [3] AL96 remains far across the eastern Atlantic near the Cabo Verde Islands, and this outlook gives it no forecast track toward Florida. [1]
Recheck the official products, and follow local emergency-management instructions if watches, warnings, or evacuation orders are issued. [3]
Practical Hurricane-Season Tech Check
Practical guidance from The IT Guys: Charge power banks, protect important documents and photos with a separate backup, keep critical contacts available offline, enable emergency alerts, and test household or small-business continuity plans. These steps extend federal preparedness guidance but do not guarantee safety or continuity. [3] [4]
Official Sources and Preparedness Links
- NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook text product
- NHC Seven-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook
- Ready.gov: Hurricanes
- NOAA: Hurricane preparation resources
Updated reporting cutoff: 7:36 AM EDT (11:36 UTC) on August 26, 2026. This report reflects the NOAA/NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook issued at 8:00 AM EDT [1] and the official seven-day graphic valid at 7:32 AM EDT [2]. Conditions can change; recheck the linked NHC products for the newest information.