A tropical wave off the coast of Africa has low chances for development as of Saturday. It’s too early to tell where the area to watch could be headed if it continues developing, but for now, the threat to the U.S. appears low.
MIAMI – Though we’re nearly halfway through October, hurricane season isn’t done yet. The National Hurricane Center on Saturday tagged a new area to watch for tropical development.
A tropical wave located south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has been given a low chance for development over the next two days and a medium chance of development over the next week.
The NHC said the tropical wave is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms for now, and will be conducive for gradual development over the next several days.
It’s moving west-northwest through the Atlantic at 15-20 mph, the NHC said.
The NHC said a tropical depression is likely to form in the next week.
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If this tropical wave continues developing, it’ll become the “L” named storm of the season, Lorenzo.
So far, the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season has produced 11 named storms.
Four of those storms became hurricanes, three of which reached major hurricane status of a Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
It’s too early to tell what the fate of the new area to watch will be just yet, but for now, it looks like the odds of U.S. impacts are low.
The Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
