A surge in tropical development is expected around the middle of the month, AccuWeather hurricane experts warn. The Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, in particular, could breed dangerous hurricanes that quickly strengthen.

Hurricane season peaks on September 10. Here's where things stand from the season's outlook to current ocean temperatures.

The unusually quiet Atlantic is starting to become more conducive for tropical systems to develop, forecasters say.

"In October, storms are more likely to come from the south and curve over the peninsula. The Gulf is exceptionally warm this year, so a normal late September and/or October is very possible by storms that develop relatively close to Florida.

The National Hurricane Center said Monday it is tracking a system in the Gulf of Mexico that could become Tropical Storm Helene in the coming days.

The storm was expected to strengthen as it moved into an area of lower wind shear and increased atmospheric moisture.

It’s been a year since meteorologists first spotted the system that would become Hurricane Helene. Timeline shows the system's path to North Carolina.

Very warm waters, steering currents and other factors point to the Gulf of Mexico as the main area of concern for tropical development over the next couple of weeks, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

Florida has been it to the peak of hurricane season unscathed so far but could that change later this month? See when season officially ends.

While an Atlantic tropical system churns, closer to home, but in the eastern Pacific, Hurricane Lorena is on track to come ashore in northern Mexico.

See the latest update for Wednesday, Sept. 17. A system brewing in the Atlantic has a high chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm in the next couple of days, according to the National Hurricane Center.