Update: The disturbance now has a 30% chance of formation over the next 7 days, Channel 9 Certified Chief Meteorologist Tom Terry said.
It was previously a 20% chance earlier in the day Thursday.
Graphics are showing warmer than average waters off Africa, and this unseasonably warm condition is allowing this disturbance a chance to form as it moves westward over the next seven or more days, Terry said.
The storm could be in the vicinity of the far western Caribbean by this time next week. The next storm name on the list is Bret,
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Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring a newly formed tropical wave near Africa.
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Forecast models show the wave could develop and gain strength over the next week as it moves through the Atlantic Ocean.
Seeing a tropic wave near Africa during this time of year is unusual.
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The water temps are normally cool in the tropical Atlantic this time of year, but they are running way above average.
We typically see waves developing off the coast of Africa in August, not June.
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There are no current threats at this time, but the system will need to be monitored as it move our direction.
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