AccuWeather meteorologists are tracking what may become the next threat to lives and property in the Caribbean, Central America and potentially the United States before the end of October in the closing stages of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Lorenzo is the only ongoing named storm across the Atlantic, but it is not currently the prime area of concern.

"The feature that we are keeping a close eye on is a large, but thus far poorly organized, tropical wave of low pressure that moved off the coast of Africa earlier this week," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said. "This may be among the final tropical waves of the season."

Tropical waves are poorly organized areas of showers and thunderstorms that form over the Indian Ocean or Africa and drift westward acr

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