WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The sixth tropical depression of the season formed Saturday afternoon and is expected to be short-lived and become a remnant low by Monday, the National Hurricane Center said.
In an 11 p.m. EDT update, the depression was about 765 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. It is moving west at 14 mph.
A slight decrease in forward speed over the next day or so, followed by a gradual turn to the west-northwest by Monday, according to NWS.
There have been four named storms this season: Arlene, Bret, Cindy, Don with the latter becoming a hurricane.
There are now four other tropical concerns.
TRACKING THE TROPICS: Hurricane Center | Hurricane Guide
Tropical disturbance Invest 98-L has produced showers and thunderstorms in association with a broad area of low pressure several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions appear generally favorable for further development of this system, and a short-lived tropical depression is likely to form within the next day or so while it moves west-northwestward or northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic. By early next week, upper-level winds are forecast to increase, and further development is not expected. It has a 70% chance of development.
Eastern tropical Atlantic disturbance AL90 is producing shower and thunderstorm activity in association with an area of low pressure near the Windward Islands. Some additional development of this system is likely and a tropical depression could form by early next week while this system moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the eastern and central Caribbean Sea. It has a 50% chance of development over seven days.
An area of disturbed weather over the Florida peninsula is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico by early next week, where a broad area of low pressure is expected to form. Some slow development is possible, and a tropical depression could form as it moves westward and approaches the western Gulf of Mexico coastline by the middle of next week. It has a 20% chance of development over seven days.
A tropical wave near the western coast of Africa is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Slow slow development is possible while it moves generally west-northwestward across the tropical eastern Atlantic the next several days. It has a 30% chance of development over seven days.
