Tropical storm Dexter forms alongside two other areas of tropical interest

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The National Hurricane Center is busy with three systems on the tropics map.
Tropical Storm Dexter has formed in the central Atlantic. Dexter is the fourth-named storm of its kind so far this year, and is moving eastward -- which is good news for Louisiana and other states along the coast.

"Dexter is moving toward the east-northeast near 12 mph," the NHC advises.

That means it is heading away from land, but meanwhile, another system is expected off the South Carolina/Georgia coast. That system has a 30% chance of becoming a hurricane.

"A broad area of low pressure is forecast to form in a couple of days a few hundred miles off the coast of the southeastern United States. Some gradual development of this system is possible."

And while you're watching these storms, note that something else -- a tropical wave -- bears watching off the African coast as it could quickly become a tropical depression.

"A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa later today. Thereafter, some gradual development of the wave is possible."

What does it all mean? It is too early to know where that may eventually go.

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