National Hurricane Center watching new area for possible tropical development in Atlantic
Orlando Weather Forecast PM: August 29, 2025
FOX 35 Storm Team Senior Meteorologist Noah Bergren is tracking showers and storms Friday evening.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) are watching a new area for possible tropical development off the coast of Africa over the next week.
System off the coast of Africa
What we know:
A tropical wave in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic is forecast to emerge off the west coast of Africa on Sunday.
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Thereafter, environmental conditions could support some slow development of this system while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the Eastern and Central
Tropical Atlantic next week.
The system has a 0% chance of development over the next 48 hours and a 30% chance of development over the next seven days.
(Credit: FOX 35 Storm Team)
2025 Atlantic hurricane season
Big picture view:
The heightened activity in the tropics comes as we near the peak of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
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The peak of hurricane season is generally around Sept. 10th, with the most active period falling between mid-August and mid-October.
The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and the FOX 35 Storm Team on Aug. 29, 2025.