Tropical Disturbance in Atlantic Could Become Storm Gabrielle: National Hurricane Center

If it develops wind speeds of 39 mph or higher, it would be the seventh named Atlantic hurricane system.

The yet-to-be-named system is located south of the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa and moving to the west as of Sept. 2, 2025. National Hurricane Center via The Epoch Times

Federal hurricane forecasters say a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic Ocean could gradually develop into at least a tropical depression within the next seven days.

A tropical depression is a tropical cyclone with wind speeds below 39 mph. If the wind reaches 39 mph or higher, it is considered a tropical storm and is given a name.