High possibility of development by tropical wave in the middle of the Atlantic

Low pressure in the middle of the tropical Atlantic has a high chance of cyclonic development in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center (CNH) in Miami reported this morning.

At 8:00 a.m., in its newsletter on the prospects for the tropics, the CNH detailed that the system, listed as the Invest 98L, has an 80% chance of development in five days.

“Gradual development of this system is expected, and a tropical depression is likely to form over the next few days before it moves to an environment of stronger winds at high levels and slightly colder waters. disturbance will move west northwest for another day, more or less, if it will then turn north during Saturday, ”they indicate.

It is not expected to reach the Caribbean area.

Another low pressure area is in the North Atlantic Ocean and this has an average probability of cyclonic development.

“An elongated low-pressure area located over the central Atlantic about 600 miles east of Bermuda is producing showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to be marginally conducive to development, however, a tropical depression could form over the weekend The system is expected to move slowly eastward today and Saturday, after accelerating northwest on Sunday toward the north-central Atlantic “, said the CNH about this.

The CNH is currently issuing bulletins on Tropical Storm Ida that is affecting Cuba and is expected to move to the Gulf of Mexico where it will gain strength and become a Category 3 hurricane before entering the state of Louisiana.