The Atlantic hurricane basin is fairly busy, but not particularly threatening.

Bay News 9 meteorologists are keeping an eye on four systems, including a tropical storm that may strengthen into a hurricane as it curves out to sea.

Tropical Storm Edouard is located in the central Atlantic Ocean and is moving northwest at 13 mph. Almost every computer shows it staying far away from any land mass.

"It's strengthening and looks much better organized, but it's in the middle of nowhere," Linker said. "It could likely become a hurricane by tomorrow and then eventually turn out to sea in the colder waters of the north Atlantic Ocean. Edouard will not affect any land during its life cycle."

Closer to home, an area of low pressure that was over Florida yesterday has moved into the Gulf of Mexico and is headed away from Florida. And a tropical wave in the western Gulf of Mexico is moving inland over northeastern Mexico. Neither is a major concern at this point, Linker said.

Still another area being watched is a tropical save off the southwest coast of the Cape Verde Islands in the far eastern Atlantic. It's expected to move west or west-northwest and into an area that's unfavorable for cyclone formation.

"It's thousands of miles away," Linker noted.