Gordon battles dry air in the central Atlantic

Tropical Storm Gordon formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Friday, but its future will be masked by shear and dry air, which are helping to hinder the cyclone.Peak hurricane season is now underway as Gordon and an area of disturbed weather are tracked off the coast of Carolina coastline.As of the latest advisory from the NHC, Tropical Storm Gordon is located more than 1,100 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and had winds around the minimal tropical storm threshold.ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON REACHES PEAK SEPT 10The NHC said Gordon will likely remain over open water for the next several days.It is currently moving west-northwest, and it’s expected to slow down but continue on a west-to-west-northwest track over the next few days.”For now, the official forecast keeps the system as a tropical cyclone for the entire forecast period,” the NHC said Friday. “Some recovery is possible by days 4 and 5 when the system reaches a slightly more moist, unstable, and low-shear environment.”Whatever state Gordon is in, it will not have impacts on the U.S. coastline.DOWNLOAD THE FREE FOX WEATHER APPThe NHC said a non-tropical area of low pressure could form in a few days a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coast.Once the area of low-pressure forms, some subtropical or tropical development is possible early next week as the system drifts to the north or northwest.SOUTHEAST FACES WEEKEND WASHOUT AS POSSIBLE TROPICAL TROUBLE BREWS NEAR COASTAccording to the NHC, it has a medium chance of development in the next seven days.