Longer range guidance keeps the Atlantic quiet through perhaps mid-August. Author: Alan Holt Updated: 6:25 PM CDT July 29, 2021 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Atlantic Basin is forecast to remain quiet for the next 5 days. Longer range guidance keeps the Atlantic quiet through perhaps mid-August. Credit: Alan Holt August tends to be when we start seeing longer track storms come off of Africa and across the Atlantic. Tropical activity, in general, surges in August and September. Credit: Alan Holt Through July, 2 months into the 2021 season, 5 named storms have come and gone. Compared to 2021, that's about half of the amount of activity to date (July 29).