Don't look now and spoil your Labor Day weekend, but by this time next week, another tropical system could be worth watching as it crosses the Atlantic Ocean.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave expected to move off the African coast on Aug. 31. After it moves into the Atlantic, environmental conditions in the region could support slow development of a tropical storm as the wave moves westward, the hurricane center said.
If a named storm forms, it would be the seventh tropical storm of the season. According to the official list of names for the 2025 season, the next name up is Gabrielle.
The center's outlook map shows a 30% chance of a tropical system formation within seven days, along a path stretching between the Cabo Verde Islands and the middle of the tropical Atlantic.
The timing and location of the westward- to northwestward-moving wave would coincide with a long-term outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center that showed increased chances of a storm forming in the region over the week between Sept. 3 and 9. From Sept. 10, the center predicts enhanced chances for storm activity in the midst of the tropical Atlantic as well as a greater than 20% chance of activity in the southern Gulf and northwestern Caribbean.
