A tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa earlier this week continues to move west across the Atlantic.

No tropical cyclone activity is expected over the next seven days, but Hurricane Center forecasters are watching the tropics for storm activity.

The first tropical wave has emerged off the coast of Africa ahead of the 2025 hurricane season. This tropical wave — a phenomenon defined by the National Weather Service as “an elongated area of relatively low pressure” — is not expected to develop or threaten the U.