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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave that could become a tropical depression this week.

This year's hurricane season has been relatively quiet for Texas compared to last year.

Forecasters warn that very warm waters in the Gulf could cause any system to rapidly strengthen.

The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity between mid-August and mid-October.

The peak of hurricane season is days away as the National Hurricane Center on Sept. 2 monitors a tropical wave with an increasing chance of becoming a tropical depression later this week or over the weekend.

The tropics have been relatively kind to Texas this year, especially compared with last year, when hurricane season kicked off early with Alberto and Be

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