Hurricane center is tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic. What the forecast says
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The National Hurricane Center on Sunday night began tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean.
Here are the details from the center’s 8 p.m. Monday advisory:
Where is the first disturbance? Where is it heading?
A tropical wave is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur while it moves westward during the next several days.
▪ Formation chance through 48 hours: low, near 0%.
▪ Formation chance through 7 days: low, 20%.
What about the second system?
Another tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa in a couple of days.
Some slow development of this system is possible late this week or over the weekend while it moves west-northwestward or northwestward across the eastern Atlantic. Environmental conditions are expected to become unfavorable for development by early next week.
▪ Formation chance through 48 hours: low, near 0%.
▪ Formation chance through 7 days: low, 30%.
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Will either affect Florida?
It’s too early to tell whether the two systems will have any impact on the Sunshine State.
This story was originally published August 13, 2023 at 8:52 PM.
