A new tropical depression in the open Atlantic Ocean and should become Tropical Storm Gabrielle in the coming days. Here’s it’s latest path.

A low-pressure system churning over the Atlantic Ocean is poised to become this year's next named storm. Fortunately for us, forecasters expect the system to curve away from the U.S. as it develops, a path that a majority of this year's six named storms have followed, mercifully avoiding direct hits to land.

The system is "likely to form during the middle to latter part of the week" as the area moves at 10 to 15 mph in a west-northwesterly direction, north of the islands in the northeastern Caribbean, according to the center. If it becomes a tropical storm, the next name up in the 2025 storm name rotation is Gabrielle.

The unusually quiet Atlantic is starting to become more conducive for tropical systems to develop, forecasters say.

Tropical Storm Fernand was the last named storm to form this season. It was short-lived, forming on August 23 and dissipating on August 28 while remaining over open water.

Parts of Southern California could experience heavy rain and thunderstorms due to the increase in moisture from Tropical Storm Mario as it moves over the region. As the storm continues to move, the region will be subject to the threat of flooding and debris flows near recent wildfire burn scars.