Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
753 ABNT20 KNHC 261132 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America: Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL96): An area of low pressure, associated with a tropical wave, is located a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Showers and thunderstorms associated with this system remain disorganized. Environmental conditions are somewhat favorable for development over the next couple of days, and a tropical depression could form over the next day or two as the system moves westward to west-northwestward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic. Environmental conditions are forecast to become less favorable by this weekend, potentially ending its chances for development. * Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.