What's behind Hurricane Gabrielle? Forecasters monitor 2 waves in the Atlantic Christopher Cann, USA TODAYSeptember 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM 0 As Hurricane Gabrielle churns in the open Atlantic, forecasters are watching two tropical waves that could soon develop – signs the slow hurricane season is begin...
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAYSeptember 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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As Hurricane Gabrielle churns in the open Atlantic, forecasters are watching two tropical waves that could soon develop – signs the slow hurricane season is beginning to heat up.
The more organized of the two waves was located in the central Atlantic and was producing thunderstorms southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Forecasters say it could form into a tropical depression by the middle or later half of the week as it moves westward.
The other disturbance was located 400 miles east of the Leeward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center. The wave could develop into a tropical depression as it approaches the Bahamas later this week.
A forecast map from the National Hurricane Center shows Hurricane Gabrielle in the Atlantic as well as two tropical waves forecasters are monitoring on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
The heightened storm activity comes during what has been a quiet 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
So far, there have been two hurricanes since the season began on June 1, including Gabrielle and Hurricane Erin, which stayed hundreds of miles from the U.S. coast in August but still produced deadly rip currents and flooded portions of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Gabrielle, now a major Category 3 hurricane, is forecast to continue spinning away from the U.S. this week. While the storm won't have a direct hit, it will threaten the eastern coast of the U.S. with dangerous surf and rip current conditions.
"These swells are now reaching the east coast of the United States from North Carolina northward," the National Hurricane Center said in a statement on Sept. 22. "These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions."
What are the chances that the tropical waves will develop?
The tropical wave between the Cabo Verde Islands and Lesser Antilles has a 70% chance of developing into a named storm over the next seven days, the hurricane center said in a Sept. 22 update.
Federal forecasters say the system could organize into a tropical depression by the middle to later part of this week as the system moves westward across the central Atlantic.
The other tropical wave could see slow development as it moves at a speedy pace of 15 to 20 mph toward the Bahamas.
"By the latter part of this week, the system is expected to slow down and turn more northwestward, and a tropical depression could form," the hurricane center said, adding that the system has a 40% chance of formation over the next week.
Hurricane Gabrielle tracker
This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time.
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