Further tropical development is unlikely this hurricane season. A wintertime weather pattern has settled over the Gulf, the Caribbean, and the tropical Atlantic. Hostile upper-level winds and dry air blanket the tropical zone.   A fluke tropical storm can theoretically develop at any time during the year, and there’s at least one in the record book in every month. But the odds are high that we'll get through November without any development.   NOAA's Climate Prediction Cente