NHC Tracks 2 Atlantic Disturbances as West Africa Wave's 7-Day Odds Rise to 40%
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Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · Aug 8
NHC Tracks 2 Atlantic Disturbances as West Africa Wave's 7-Day Odds Rise to 40%
3 articles · Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · Aug 8
Summary
A tropical wave expected off West Africa on Tuesday now carries a 40% chance of forming within seven days, up from 30% earlier Saturday, while its 48-hour odds remain near 0%.
The National Hurricane Center said gradual development could begin after the wave emerges from Africa, with a tropical depression possible in the second half of next week as it moves west across the eastern and central Atlantic.
A second disturbance a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands remains less likely to organize, holding at 20% over seven days and near 0% over 48 hours.
Upper-level winds may briefly allow that central Atlantic system to strengthen early to midweek, but conditions are expected to turn less favorable later as it approaches the Lesser Antilles.