Tropical Threat Looms as September Kicks Off

As the calendar turns to September, the official peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is closely monitoring three tropical waves, including one that has a 50% chance of developing into a tropical depression.

While this system poses no immediate threat to land, its potential formation signals an increase in tropical activity after a quiet start to the season.

The system of greatest interest is located in the far eastern tropical Atlantic, off the coast of Africa. According to the NHC’s latest advisory , it is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, but environmental conditions are favorable for it to gradually develop into a tropical depression by the middle or latter part of the week. The syst

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