The National Hurricane Center has bumped up the 48-hour formation odds on the eastern tropical Atlantic system (AL96) from 40 to 70 percent, making it the more active concern this morning. AL96 is spinning up a few hundred miles south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands and is likely to become a tropical depression in the next day or two as it drifts westward.

Meanwhile, the subtropical Atlantic area near Bermuda (AL95) has seen its 48-hour odds slip from 50 to 40 percent, with hostile conditions expected to shut down its chances by tonight or Wednesday.