ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday increased the chances a tropical wave in the Atlantic will develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

In the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the wave was near the west coast of Africa moving into the far eastern Atlantic producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.

“Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this system over the next several days,” forecasters said. “A tropical depression could form during the early to middle part of next week while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.”

The NHC gave it a 40% chance to develop in the next seven days, up from the 30% forecast on Thursday.

If it were to develop into

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