One Expected To Become Tropical Depression Within Hours. Others In Early Stages. Also, Waves Watched.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two systems southeast of Florida and several tropical waves are being watched by the National Hurricane Center Tuesday afternoon. It’s starting to look more like “Peak Hurricane Season.” The season, so far, has been lackluster and much calmer than predicted by multiple forecasting services.
Here’s the Tuesday afternoon update from the NHC:
Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL Issued by the NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 200 PM EDT Tue Sep 16 2025
For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico (America):
Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92): Showers and thunderstorms associated with an elongated area of low pressure located about midway between the Windward Islands and the Cabo Verde Islands have become better organized since yesterday. Environmental conditions are conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression or storm is likely to form in the next day or two as the system moves west-northwestward or northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the central tropical Atlantic. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
- Formation chance through 48 hours…high…90 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…high…90 percent.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave just offshore of the west coast of Africa is producing an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is possible towards the latter part of this week as it moves westward at 15 to 20 mph, moving from the eastern to central portion of the tropical Atlantic. * Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
- Formation chance through 7 days…low…20 percent.
TROPICAL WAVES
A eastern Atlantic tropical wave is near 17.5W, moving W at around 10 kt. Scattered to numerous moderate convection is noted with this wave from 11N-15N east of 20.5W.
A central Atlantic tropical wave is near 60W from 21N southward, and moving west at 15 to 20 kt. Scattered moderate convection is noted from 15N to 24N between 55.5W and 61W.
A central Caribbean tropical wave is near 77W from near central Jamaica southward to NW Colombia, moving west at 10 to 15 kt. Scattered moderate convection is noted near Jamaica, NW Colombia, and Panama.
