The National Hurricane Center is predicting Invest 97L could become a tropical depression or tropical storm as early as later this morning, Aug. 11.

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Invest 97L is moving quickly west across the Atlantic and AccuWeather forecasters predict it will become a hurricane later this week. If it does, it would become the first hurricane of the 2025 season. The average date for the first hurricane is Aug. 11.