Tropical update: August 9, 2025

FOX 35 Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard has the latest conditions in the tropics. The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs thru November 30. Download the FOX Local app for tropical alerts and notifications.

Here's everything we know about the developments as we continue to track the tropics.

New tropical wave emerges off coast of Africa

What we know:

A new tropical wave formed off the western coast of Africa on Friday evening.

So far, the NHC has already doubled the odds of the system's development to a 50% chance of the wave developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next seven days, from its initial 20% chance given Friday night.

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The wave is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thundersto

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