New area to watch for possible tropical development bubbles up in Atlantic
The National Hurricane Center said that a tropical wave is expected to emerge off the western coast of Africa by this weekend to the south of the Cabo Verde Islands, which were hit hard by a tropical system that eventually became Hurricane Erin.
Fernand becomes post-tropical as new area to watch is identified in the Atlantic
Fernand became post-tropical Thursday morning as the Atlantic looks to take a breather, with no new systems expected to develop over the next few days. However, a new area to watch was designated Thursday morning in the eastern part of the Main Development Region. It's possible that activity could begin to pick up again sometime after Labor Day as atmospheric conditions gradually become more favorable heading into the first weekend of September.
MIAMI – The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has designated a new area to watch for possible tropical development off the coast of Africa over the next week, just as what was once Tropical Storm Fernand fizzles over the North Atlantic.
The heightened activity comes as we near the peak of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
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The NHC said that a tropical wave is expected to emerge off the western coast of Africa by this weekend to the south of the Cabo Verde Islands, which were hit hard by a tropical system, known as Invest 97L, that eventually became Hurricane Erin.
Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified into a monster Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph as it spun across the Atlantic.
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After the tropical wave emerges off the African coast, the NHC said it will enter an environment that appears favorable for some slow development as it moves off to the west or west-northwest across the eastern, and then eventually the central tropical Atlantic.
Right now, the NHC is giving the system a low chance of development over the next week.