Tropical Storm Colin forms in Atlantic Ocean near the Carolinas

Two storm systems are in the Atlantic right now, but neither poses a threat to South Florida and one could be gone after the weekend, forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Colin, which is still in the Atlantic, is expected to dissipate Monday, while the tropical wave in the Atlantic that’s headed in South Florida’s general direction is still being given a low chance for developing, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Wind shear is expected to tear the system apart over the next few days as it travels west-northwest across the Caribbean Sea. The system is producing showers and thunderstorms over the eastern Caribbean.

However, no rain impact is expected in South Florida from that system over the long July 4th holiday weekend.

Tropical Storm Bonnie has crossed over Central America and emerged in the Pacific.

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Tropical Storm Colin, which formed early Saturday morning after showing up Friday as a low pressure system, has caused tropical storm warnings to be posted for portions of the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts.

As of 11 a.m. Saturday, Colin was located 5 miles west of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and moving northeast at 7 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and tropical-storm force winds extending 80 miles southeast of its center.

South Florida isn’t threatened by any of the systems in the Atlantic right now. The tropical wave headed in our general direction is expected to hit wind shear. Tropical Storm Colin, located off the coast of the Carolinas, is expected to move northeast. And Tropical Storm Bonnie has crossed Central America and is in the Pacific. (National Hurricane Center)

Heavy rain, strong winds and rough surf are being reported along the Carolina coasts.

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Colin is expected to turn east-northeast and accelerate during the next day or two.

“On the forecast track,” the NHC said, “the center of Colin is expected to move northeastward along or just inland of the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts through Sunday morning, and then emerge over the western Atlantic Ocean late Sunday.”

Tropical Storm Colin, which developed early Saturday, is bringing rain and rough surf to the Carolinas. The system is expected to drift northeast into the Atlantic and dissipate by Monday. (National Hurricane Center)

Tropical Storm Bonnie made landfall Friday night near the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica after forming earlier in the day in Caribbean Sea,

As of 11 a.m. Saturday, Bonnie was located 65 miles south of Managua, Nicaragua, and moving west at 15 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and tropical-storm force winds extending 70 miles.

Tropical Storm Bonnie has crossed Central America and emerged in the Pacific Ocean. It has a chance of reaching hurricane strength early in the week. (National Hurricane Center)

“A turn to the west-northwest is expected tonight,” the NHC said, “and that motion should continue for the next several days. Bonnie is expected to move away from Nicaragua and parallel to the coasts of Central America and southern Mexico for the next several days.”

The next named storm would be called Danielle.

Hurricane season runs June 1 through Nov. 30.