ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves moving in the mid- and eastern Atlantic on Sunday with increased chances of developing, according to the NHC 2 p.m. update.
A broad area of low pressure located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands could become a tropical depression if favorable conditions contribute to the development of the low as it moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph.
The disturbance, currently producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, is expected to reach the Lesser Antilles on Monday, move near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday and move near Hispaniola around the middle of the week. Forecasters have given this system 40% odds of development in the next two days, and 50% in the next five days.
