A tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic Ocean is showing increasing signs of organization and could develop into a tropical depression by late this week, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday.
The weather system, currently located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands near Africa, has begun to consolidate with environmental conditions favorable for further development, according to the hurricane center’s tropical weather outlook.
Forecasters predict the system will move slowly west-northwest at 5 to 10 mph, with a 50% chance of formation within 48 hours and an 80% chance within seven days.
The system is expected to move faster westward and approach the waters east of the Lesser Antilles islands by the middle of next week.
While no immediate threat exists to U.S. mainland territories, forecasters are closely monitoring the system’s potential progression.
The next named storm in the Atlantic would be Gabrielle.
Current weather radar
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