The National Hurricane Center on Saturday continued to forecast a system will 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 expected 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 around 15 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.

8/29/2025: The Atlantic basin hasn't had tropical storms in the past few days, but we are watching a tropical wave that is forecast to emerge off Africa Sunday. It has a 30% formation over the next 7 day

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