The tropical hazard outlook for September, issued by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center this week, indicates that forecasters expect the warmer waters to increase the chances of tropical activity in the Gulf next week. The second half of hurricane season typically sees more activity in the Caribbean and Gulf than the first half.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave in the Atlantic that could soon become Tropical Storm Gabrielle and keeping an eye on Hurricane Lorena in the Pacific.

Typically, the first hurricane of the season forms in July or August, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Nearly 60 years of data shows that the average date of the first hurricane is Aug. 11.

Fernand was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean early Thursday Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Fernand is the sixth named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025.

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For centuries, coastal communities have lived under the looming threat of hurricanes. These powerful storms, born over warm ocean waters,