The current hurricane season marks "the first time in more than 30 years of back-to-back years without a named storm in the" Atlantic by Labor Day.

The National Hurricane Center currently is tracking two tropical waves in the Atlantic basin, which covers the northern Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean. ➤ September hurricane season forecast: Savor the break, but trouble is brewing in back half

Millions of beachgoers faced "life-threatening" conditions on Tuesday amid rip currents and large breaking waves.

Activity is expected to ramp up, and a disturbance in the eastern Atlantic is likely to become a tropical depression later this week or weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center. AccuWeather forecasters are predicting it could become Tropical Storm Gabrielle before the weekend and could even become a hurricane by the end of the weekend.

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The National Hurricane Center expects Invest 91L to strengthen into a tropical depression by the weekend as it moves west across the Atlantic.

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

The Ocean City Beach Patrol has closed the ocean to swimming, wading and surfing Tuesday as tropical storm activity off the coast brings dangerous conditions to the resort town.

The National Hurricane Center designated a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic as Invest 91L, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 4.