NOAA tracking tropical waves at peak of hurricane season. What's ahead

The peak of hurricane season arrived today, Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Several factors, including dry air and wind shear, have helped keep the tropics quiet.

Forecasters warn residents should expect activity to pick up later this month.

The arrived today, Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Historically, the day arrives in the middle of what's the busiest time of hurricane season.

This year, though, we're in the middle of a lull, and forecasters are watching instead of hurricanes or tropical storms.

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"Wednesday will likely be the first climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season in nearly a decade in the basin," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaS