After eight weeks without a named storm in the Atlantic basin, a few spots could potentially develop this week. Still, there are no threats to the New Orleans area or our part of the Gulf Coast at this time. The closest spot to us is a trough of low pressure in the Caribbean Sea with a low chance of development. It may enter the Bay of Campeche late this week and possibly try to organize, but right now it looks like it would stay far south. An area in the middle of the Atlantic called Invest 91-L has a higher chance to develop into a tropical depression/storm this week as it heads west-northwest. Models right now keep it in the western Atlantic north of the Bahamas by next weekend. The next name on the list is Danielle. Much farther out, a wave over Africa will move out over the Atlantic soon. This one is way out there, so we have a lot of time to watch it, but at the moment models are not very aggressive with developing it. Farther north, a small low-pressure center in the Atlantic far east of Bermuda has a very low chance of developing as it meanders close to its current location. Again, the Atlantic is showing signs of coming to life, but there are no threats to the New Orleans area at this time. We'll keep tracking closely.