Although the peak of hurricane season is still about a month away, both the Atlantic and Pacific basins are becoming active as the calendar reaches mid-August. A developing system in the Atlantic could become Cristobal in the next few days, which would be the third named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Advertisement AdvertisementBut forecasters see some hints about the future of the system in early model runs. A disturbance moving generally westward in the eastern Atlantic is seeing increasing chances of becoming a named storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Reach Rice at drice@usatoday.com and Pulver at dpulver@usatoday.comThis article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane forecasters expect Cristobal to form.