A tropical wave will soon emerge off the coast of Africa, slowly moving through the Atlantic Ocean.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave that is about to emerge from the west coast of Africa, as of 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 31. After it moves off the coast, there is about a 30% chance the wave could formulate a cyclone across the Atlantic Ocean in the next week, the center states.

If the wave were to develop into a tropical storm, it would be the seventh tropical storm of the 2025 season. The next storm name is Gabrielle, according to the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Names list.

Hurricane Erin has been the only one of the 2025 season so far. The storm damaged beaches along much of the Atlantic Coast in early August. Rough surf and rip curr

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