It’s only March! Forecasters watching ‘disturbance’ in gulf to see if it becomes year’s first named storm

Forecasters say they’re watching a storm system over the Atlantic — months before the start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season.

The first Atlantic disturbance of the year is located about 700 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands, which are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. The Leeward Islands include the U.S. Virgin Islands.