Very warm waters, steering currents and other factors point to the Gulf of Mexico as the main area of concern for tropical development over the next couple of weeks, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

The wave is moving northwest across the central tropical Atlantic at 10 to 15 mph and remains far from the U.S. and Florida. Forecasters give it a 0% chance of development within 48 hours, but a 50% chance within the next seven days. Each new vessel becomes a lightning rod.

Forecasters have slightly reduced the number of expected Atlantic hurricanes and named storms this year following an “unusually quiet” period of activity during the peak of hurricane

A tropical wave west of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean is expected to become a tropical depression or storm sometime next week, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Sunday morning. The system was producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms and moving west-northwest at about 10 to 15 mph as of 7 a.m.

Analysts expect the Norwalk, Connecticut-based company to report quarterly earnings at $4.13 per share. That's up from $3.74 per share in the year-ago period. FactSet Research projects quarterly revenue of $593.44 million, compared to $562.19 million a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Hurricane forecasters are intently watching a distant system that has divided models on its potential strength and path.

Forecasters say the risk of direct impacts from Hurricane Kiko has decreased. Kiko showed signs Monday that it would pass to the north of the Hawaiian Islands.

An email death threat marked the beginning of the end of one meteorologist's job. Experts say climate misinformation and conspiracy theories are fueling online hate.