The National Hurricane Center on Thursday began to forecast a system could form in the Atlantic that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the agency said a tropical wave would emerge off the west coast of Africa on Sunday.

“Thereafter, environmental conditions could support some slow development of this system while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph, moving across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic next week,” forecasters said.

The NHC gave it a 20% chance to develop in the next seven days.

If it develops it would be the seventh tropical cyclone of the season and could become Tropical Storm Gabrielle.

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