Usually, the second week of September is buzzing with tropical activity. This year, though, the Atlantic hurricane season is snoozing. Here's why that's happening and some perspective on what lies ahead.

After a quiet peak hurricane season, there is an area to watch that is coming off the coast of Africa. Environmental conditions are becoming more favorable that some development could occur in the week ahead.

Atlantic hurricane season has hit a September speed bump. The season’s peak will pass this week with no active storms for the first time in nearly a decade.

A tropical wave has been designated as Invest 91L. It's likely to become a tropical depression by the weekend.

Peak hurricane season has arrived, but the Atlantic remains quiet. One factor contributing to the lack of storms is the wind shear, WFLA chief meteorologist Jeff Berardelli said.

And today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Hurricane Center displays that most optimistic of Atlantic basin forecasts: an empty map labeled “no disturbances”—an indication that meteorologists don’t expect any tropical activity of note within the next seven days.