The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is tracking three areas of potential development in the Atlantic— none which will affect the U.S.
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A tropical wave is expected to move off the coast of Africa on Monday. An area of low pressure is expected to form as it moves west across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic through the upcoming week.
Right now, it does not pose a direct threat to the United States, but we will keep an eye on it as it. Conditions are marginally conducive for development and a tropical depression could form by the middle to latter portions of next week. Right now the chance of formation is 40% during the next 7 days.
We're also watching a weak area of low pressure a few hundred miles east southeast of Bermuda. Development, if any, is expected to be slow as a drifts west through Sunday before accelerating northward next week. It has a 30% of developing in the next 7 days.
The last area is a strong, non-tropical low several hundred miles WNW of the coast of Portugal. The disturbance could acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics as it moves towards Portugal and Northwestern, Spain.
The WPTV First Alert weather team will keep you informed if anything develops. The next named storm will take the name Dolly.
