Forecasters know what to name this first storm of the season if it grows, but its fate in crossing the Atlantic Ocean may already be sealed.

The NHC is monitoring a tropical disturbance in the central subtropical Atlantic that could become a short-lived tropical storm or depression Monday.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a broad area of thunderstorms several hundred miles off the coast of Central America for tropical development this week.

A disturbance in the Atlantic could develop into a tropical depression on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

This is the fourth consecutive year without a named tropical system before the season's official start on June 1.