Remnants of Dolly bound for Florida while Tropical Storm Edouard could form in Gulf, NHC says

Key Points:

• The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has identified a potential tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico, named Potential Tropical Cyclone 5, which may develop into Tropical Storm Edouard and threaten the coasts of Louisiana and Texas.
• A tropical storm warning is in effect from Port Bolivar, Texas, to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line in Louisiana, with the storm expected to strengthen by Monday night and move into the warning area by Tuesday.
• The remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly, now a surface trough, are moving toward Florida and could bring heavy rainfall exceeding 4 inches and gusty winds to parts of the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and potentially Florida later this week.
• Despite the rainfall threat, the NHC has lowered the chance of Dolly's remnants redeveloping into a tropical system to 10% over the next seven days, with possible impacts including increased rip current risks along Florida beaches.
• NOAA's updated seasonal forecast predicts 7 to 13 named storms this hurricane season, with 2 to 6 becoming hurricanes and possibly no more than two major hurricanes, indicating a below-average storm activity compared to the historical average.