Click here for the latest on tropical storms Henriette and Ivo for Friday, Aug. 8. As the Atlantic hurricane season enters its most significant months, forecasters are also watching two tropical storms form in the Pacific.

The four "zones" are expected to spawn storms in the Caribbean, the southeast coast of the U.S., the Gulf Coast of the U.S. and the Lesser Antilles, though most of those storms will just involve downpours. Dexter started forming this week.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three systems in the Atlantic: Tropical Storm Dexter, and two potential disturbances in the far east Atlantic and near the southeastern United States.

The National Hurricane Center is watching two areas in the Atlantic that could develop into tropical systems in the days ahead.

National Hurricane Center meteorologists warned of life-threatening impacts as the storm is expected to strengthen.

The next named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be Dexter. The fourth named storm in the Atlantic basin typically arrives Aug. 15, with the average first hurricane forming Aug. 11.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone Five, a disturbance that is expected to become Tropical Storm Ernesto soon.

Forecasters say a disturbance in the Atlantic has a 70-percent chance of cyclone formation over the next week.

Tropical Storms Henriette and Ivo are expected to develop into hurricanes in the Pacific, the National Hurricane Center says.