DAILY TROPICAL UPDATE: Large cloud of African dust spreading across the Atlantic

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) --

me> Water temps in the deep tropics remain well below normal, and last week's tropical rains in the Gulf have cooled off water temps there as well. Travis says the water temps are already warming in the Gulf and should soon be back above normal.
Strong winds along the coast today will lead to a high risk for dangerous rip currents.

The National Hurricane Center says no tropical development is expected over the next 5 days. In fact, Travis says a large swath of dry, dusty air from Africa's Sahara Desert stretches across the Atlantic and is now moving into the Caribbean. This is usually a signal that tropical activity will be minimal for the next couple of weeks.