The National Hurricane Center on Friday increased the odds a system could form in the Atlantic and develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the agency continued to forecast a tropical wave to 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 across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic next week,” forecasters said.

The NHC gave it a 30% chance to develop in the next seven days, up from the 20% forecast Thursday.

8/28 2pm EDT: The tropics should remain quiet through the weekend. A tropical wave is forecast to emerge off of Africa on Sunday. It has a low (20%) chance of formatio

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