Hurricane Iona formed on Monday after undergoing rapid intensification. Shortly after Iona formed, Tropical Storm Keli also took shape. Both storms are considered part of the Central Pacific season. Meanwhile, two more named storms could join them in the coming days as NHC meteorologists monitor two disturbances in the Eastern Pacific.

In the Pacific, forecasters are watching five systems, including Hurricane Iona and Tropical Storm Keli. Iona has strengthened into a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph about 790 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, Hawaii.

That being said, we're keeping an eye on a few tropical waves in the Atlantic. Tropical waves are the precursor to more organized tropical storms and systems that can ultimately develop into named storms. One tropical wave exists near the far eastern Caribbean and a second has just emerged off the west coast of Africa into the Atlantic.

AccuWeather hurricane experts are monitoring three areas for tropical development into the first part of August, including near the Southeast coast.