The NHC is tracking three tropical waves as they move across the Atlantic, central Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea. Here’s ...

Tropical waves, sometimes referred to as easterly waves, are an elongated area of clouds and thunderstorms that move across the Atlantic basin, according to the National Weather Service.

The majority of tropical cyclones develop out of tropical waves, which also are called easterly waves, according to NOAA.AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski said 85% of all tropical ...

NHC tracking 2 waves, tropics quiet on eve of 2025 Atlantic hurricane season's start Kim Luciani and Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida Sat, May 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM UTC ...

Storm tracker: Hurricane forecasters watch tropical waves and more The National Hurricane Center does not expect tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic during the next seven days, but ...

Forecasters are tracking two tropical waves: The first tropical wave is near 16W, south of 17N and moving westward at 10 to 15 kt. Scattered moderate and isolated strong convection is noted from ...

The majority of tropical cyclones develop out of tropical waves, which also are called easterly waves, according to NOAA.AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski said 85% of all tropical ...

The waves may or may not contain thunderstorm activity. In the early part of the hurricane season, easterly waves are often dry because they collect dry air from the Sahara Desert.

Roughly 80 tropical waves are found across the Atlantic basin in a given year, said Landsea, who has studied tropical waves for decades. Between 40 and 60 of those emerge off the African Coast ...