FOUR TROPICAL WAVES NOW MONITORED BY FORECASTERS.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A tropical depression is likely to form next week, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. That orange oval, above, indicates where a system may form although not necessarily a direction of travel. The chance of a tropical depression forming is now 40 percent. That system joins several other tropical waves being watched Friday afternoon by forecasters. Here’s the Friday afternoon update from the. NHC:
Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025
For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (America):
Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave located near the west coast of Africa is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern Atlantic. Dry and stable air will likely limit this system’s development over the next few days, but a tropical depression could form by the middle to latter part of next week while moving west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the central tropical Atlantic.
- Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…medium…40 percent.
…TROPICAL WAVES…
The axis of an eastern Atlantic tropical wave is near 19W from 07N-21N, moving westward at 10 to 15 kt. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is occurring from 10N-16N east of 27W. Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this system over the next several days. A tropical depression could form by the middle part of next week while it moves westward to west- northwestward over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
The axis of an central Atlantic tropical wave is near 37W from 03N-21N, moving westward around 10 kt. Isolated moderate convection is seen from 15N-20N between 29W-39W.
The axis of a central Atlantic tropical wave is near 59W south of 19N. It is moving westward at 10 to 15 kt. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is from 11N-16N between 53W-61W.
A western Caribbean tropical wave has its axis near 85W south of 20N moving westward around 10 to 15 kt. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is noted south of 22N west of 85W.
