By Courtney Spamer, AccuWeather meteorologist

Yet another tropical system could be budding in the Atlantic, as a very active July in the tropics continues.

Both Gonzalo and Hanna became the earliest G and H-named storms on record in the Atlantic basin when they reached tropical-storm strength last week. Hanna ultimately became a hurricane, the first in the Atlantic Ocean this season, and made landfall in southern Texas on Saturday evening.

As AccuWeather predicted, it has been an early and active start to the 2020 Atlantic basin tropical season, so much so that five of the first eight-named storms this season are new record holders for the earliest-named storm for their letter.

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This trend looks like it may continue in the Atlantic basin, perhaps even before the calendar closes in on August.

With Hanna burying itself in the mountains of Mexico, AccuWeather meteorologists are starting to shift their focus to what could be the next budding tropical system.

“A tropical low will continue moving generally westward across the Atlantic Ocean early this week,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Pydynowski.

This zone, filled with warm ocean waters and light wind shear, is just the environment needed to help a tropical wave become a more organized tropical depression.

“There is a chance we could have the next tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean in just a few days,” Pydynowski added.

The area of likely development is the same spot where Gonzalo strengthened last week.

If the west or northwestward track continues in the coming days, this budding tropical depression could impact the Leeward or Windward islands as early as midweek.

“Interests in and around the Caribbean should be carefully monitoring this tropical wave in the coming days,” said Pydynowski.

Should this tropical low strengthen quickly enough, and reach tropical-storm strength, it would be awarded the next name on the list for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season: Isaias, pronounced ees-ah-ee-ahs.

The name Isaias has yet to be attributed to a tropical system in the Atlantic. It was first added to the Atlantic tropical season roster after the name Ike was retired in 2008. The last time this list was used, in 2014, the season only produced eight-named storms, never reaching the ninth storm name (the I name) on the list.

Isaias, should it develop this week, would easily be another record-breaker to add to this season’s tally. The earliest I-storm on record is Irene in 2005, which became a tropical storm on Aug. 7.

There have been a total of 40 I-named storms since naming began, and they are notorious for being retired. Eleven I-names from the Atlantic storm lists have been retired, the most out of any other letter in the alphabet.

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