The tropics are awakening from their midseason slumber.
In the Atlantic, a tropical wave is forecast to emerge off the west African coast in the next couple of days. "Environmental conditions could support some slow development of the system over the weekend into early next week," the National Hurricane Center said Sept. 11.
And in the Pacific, an area of showers and thunderstorms off the southern coast of Mexico is forecast to spawn a tropical depression later on Sept. 11.
As for the system in the Atlantic, it "should find favorable conditions for further development," noted Houston-based meteorologist Matt Lanza in his "Eyewall" Substack on Sept. 11.
If it eventually becomes a named storm, it would likely get the name Gabrielle.
