Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM EDT Sun Aug 9 2026
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:
Central Tropical Atlantic: A broad area of showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave are located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Some gradual development is possible during the early to middle part of this week while the disturbance moves westward across the central tropical Atlantic. Upper-level winds are expected to become less conducive for development later in the week when the system approaches the Lesser Antilles. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic: Another tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa early this week. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development thereafter and a tropical depression could form during the latter half of this week while the system moves westward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.
