It’s officially September, and with the start of meteorological autumn comes the most active month of the Atlantic hurricane season.

The Atlantic basin may get off to a slow start this month, but activity is expected to ramp up as the season approaches its climatological peak. Meanwhile, tropical development is already increasing in the East Pacific, where impacts to land are likely.

Monitoring the eastern Atlantic this week

As the peak of hurricane season nears, the hurricane experts at AccuWeather remain vigilant, monitoring the Atlantic Basin for tropical development. "We continue to forecast a high risk for tropical development off the west coast of Africa during the middle to latter portions of this week," said AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva.

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