With the official start to the 2025 hurricane season just days away, forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are tracking two tropical waves in the Atlantic basin as of May 27.
One wave is in the central Atlantic and the other is in the Caribbean. Neither is expected to develop into a named storm, which is typical: While 100 or so tropical waves form in the Atlantic each year, only an average of 14 named storms develop each year, according to the hurricane center.
A tropical wave is a system of low pressure that moves westward across the tropics. Waves can lead to the formation of tropical cyclones, under the right conditions, 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.
The National Hurricane Center said other than the two tropical waves, there are no tropical disturbances in the Atlantic basin and no tropical cyclone activity is expected during the next seven days.
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