Most of the tropics remain quiet during the early part of September. There is a tropical wave that is moving away from the Cabo Verde islands, and it's expected to continue to travel westward and enter an area where tropical formation could happen during the next seven days. The tropical disturbance remains very disorganized, but it is moving over the central Atlantic. It could gain better organization and become the next named tropical system of the season.
This system could be named as early as late this week or during the weekend. Currently, the National Hurricane Center gives it a 70% chance for tropical development during the next week or so. The next name on the list is Gabrielle.
Where could it go?
As we have previously discussed, it is impossible to know exactly where a system t