The tropical Atlantic continued its usually long quiet streak on Tuesday.

The National Hurricane Center was watching three areas for potential development, but there hasn’t been a named storm in the Atlantic since Hurricane Ernesto dissipated on Aug. 20.

The quiet stretch looks to continue for at least the next few days, but there could be some activity this weekend.

The hurricane center continued to track a tropical wave in the Caribbean that could become a tropical depression late this week. At that point it could be in the western Caribbean or southwest Gulf of Mexico.

Is it anything for those in the United States to worry about?

It’s too soon to say for sure, but many models take the system toward Mexico and keep away from the U.S. Gulf Coast.

The National Weather Service in Mobile will continue to keep a close eye on the system in case that changes.

The system was bringing rain and gusty winds to parts of Hispaniola on Tuesday morning.

There was a second tropical wave being monitored on Tuesday, but it was in the far eastern Atlantic closer to the African coast.

It was disorganized on Tuesday but it could also become a tropical depression later this week. It could bring heavy rain and gusty winds to the Cabo Verdes Islands, but many models turn it more to the northwest, which could keep it out at sea.

The hurricane center added a third area to watch to the board on Tuesday. This one was in the central Atlantic about halfway between the west coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles.

It had only a 10 percent probability of becoming a tropical depression in the next week and is expected to run into a more unfavorable environment by this weekend.

There have been five named storms, including three hurricanes, so far in 2024. NOAA’s most recent tropical outlook forecast the possibility of 17 to 24 named storms before the season ends on Nov. 30.