It's peak hurricane season: What's keeping the tropics quiet?

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- With no new tropical development expected in the coming days, the tropics are eerily quiet.

Tomorrow - September 10 - is known as the climatological peak of hurricane season, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.

Despite this, the National Hurricane Center map is completely blank, with the message "Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during the next seven days."

On this edition of Tracking the Tropics, our team takes a look at what's tamping down activity at what should be the busiest time of the season.