Strong winds have kept tropical development at bay but AccuWeather hurricane experts say that could change during the first week of November.

Although the Atlantic basin has remained dormant since Oscar roamed the northern Caribbean, AccuWeather hurricane experts say the tropics should reactivate next week.

Tropical development in the Caribbean Sea can sometimes progress slowly, and we’ve seen that to be the case this week, according to AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva. “We still think there will be tropical development in this zone going into November.”

Over the past several days, the necessary ingredients for tropical development, such as moisture and unusually high ocean temperatures, have been present, but no named storms have emerged. The setback?

“High wind shear is why development has been slow to evolve. It has created a very hostile environment for showers and thunderstorms to organize into a tropical threat. There is not a lot of dry air in place, so it’s really just the wind shear that has been holding things back,” DaSilva explained.

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