A day after the peak of hurricane season, a new tropical disturbance has popped up in the eastern Atlantic. Will it impact South Carolina?

A new area in the Atlantic has been tagged for possible tropical development. The area of interest was first highlighted on Wednesday – the statistical peak of hurricane season.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa, though the system poses no immediate threat to the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico. The disturbance, noted in the NHC’s 2:00 a.m. outlook on Friday, is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms in the far eastern Atlantic.

The Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf are still quiet, but a disturbance forecast to move off Africa tomorrow has a chance of eventually developing.

A system off the African coast could become the seventh named storm (probably Tropical Storm Gabrielle) in the central Atlantic.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave that could form into a tropical depression by the middle of next week.

As of Thursday, AccuWeather believes 13-16 named storms and six to nine hurricanes will form before the end of the hurricane season. This is a slight decrease from the initial forecast for 13-18 named storms, and seven to 10 hurricanes issued back in March.

Like last year, tropics are quiet at peak season. Here’s why, and the surf we can expect in the coming months.

AccuWeather Lowers Storm Count, Cites Mid-Season Lull, But Warns of Continued Danger AccuWeather has slightly reduced its forecast for the number of named storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin for the 2025 season,

After a long stretch of quiet weather in the Atlantic, some signs point toward a more active mid to late September in the Basin. As of Thursday, September 11, at 1 p.m. C.D.T., a tropical wave

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