BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The tropical wave in the far eastern Atlantic is growing and moving west, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. While nothing to worry about for now, it is a system that should be watched by anyone with interests up and down the east coast. We remind readers that an oval indicates where a named tropical system may form, not necessarily a direction of travel.
Here is the Sunday afternoon update from the NHC, followed by the forecast discussion of other tropical waves.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (America):
Eastern Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave is now moving westward from the west coast of Africa. Environmental conditions are conducive for slow development of this system while it moves westward to west-northwestward at around 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic this week.
- Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…low…30 percent.
TROPICAL WAVES MONITORED BY HURRICANE CENTER
An eastern Atlantic tropical wave is along 38W, south of 19N, moving westward at 10 kt. No significant convection is occurring near this wave.
A central Caribbean tropical wave is along 69W, south of 19N, moving westward around 20 kt. A few showers are noted near the wave axis.
