We are almost in prime hurricane season, and that means one thing, an increase in tropical activity in the Atlantic basin. Today, the sixth tropical depression of the season formed. The storm which meteorologists predict could become the season’s first major hurricane, is luckily also predicted to miss North America, and likely not affect any major land masses.

Meteorologists expect Tropical Depression number 6 to rapidly intensify over the coming days. It is in an area of the Atlantic that is very favorable for tropical development, and thus could strengthen to a tropical storm overnight. If this depression does form into a tropical storm it will be the 4th named storm of the season, and be named Danielle. As with all tropical systems, forecasts are not always 100% accurate, therefore, if you live anywhere on the East Coast of the United States or Gulf of Mexico, you should follow the developments closely. Remember hurricane season is still only getting started, and experts predict it will be an above average season in terms of named storms.