National Hurricane Center puts Invest 97L label on storm farther east: Development potential

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https://www.naplesnews.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2025/08/09/national-hurricane-center-noaa-invest-96l-tropical-wave-where-spaghetti-model/85582264007/

The National Hurricane Center continued tracking a pair of weather systems, one dubbed Invest 96L and the other Invest 97L, in the Atlantic Aug. 9, with neither looking like they will develop soon nor threaten land.

Invest 97L, an area of low pressure associated with tropical wave, has piqued enough interest from forecasters to get the tracking moniker. The system has a medium chance for development. That could come next week.

[malaise]

1. DUer surfered gave us a very early headsup

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220543984

Here’s NOAA
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Tropical Tidbits
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/#97L

[mcar]

3. It's been an odd season so far, no?

I know we get most of the action later and it's wonderful there haven't been any hits yet, but I can't help but wonder if the hurricane gods have something truly deadly in store for us.

[malaise]

4. More like back to normal

Last year was way too early

[Cheezoholic]

2. Yep. The first real Cape Verde threat this year and it will have a strong ridge to its N to steer it W-WNW for awhile

Also won't be the last for the next couple of weeks as the African Wave train is ramping up. The system that provided the nice cool period we had during the end of July beginning of August has moved well offshore. It broke down the mid Atlantic ridge enough to allow anything that formed to get swept into the northern latitudes well out to sea as we saw over the last 2 weeks. We are entering the normal period where the Atlantic ridge begins to flex it's muscle and besides steering systems off of Africa to the West, it enhances the environment across the MDR that is very favorable for these waves to develop. Peak season runs from about now until the end of September. Even though it may seem to have been quiet so far, it's actually pretty normal to go this late into the season without many storms. I can remember 15 years ago we would be amazed if we had 2 storms by the end of July. Active seasons have lulled many to sleep. You don't need a hyper-active season for a big one, you just need a season, i.e. Andrew

[surfered]

5. The first disturbance is forecast to strengthen but turn north.

The second disturbance is forecast to approach Hispaniola by Aug 24th.

Cape Verde season is upon us and, as usual, it will be a tense time.

[malaise]

6. The second one could pay me a visit

What will be will be-the thing is to be ready

[malaise]

7. Latest

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=atlc&fdays=5

[surfered]

8. The latest has the second one also turning north on a similar track as the first

https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=ecmwf&region=eatl&pkg=mslp_pcpn