MIAMI — A new tropical depression formed in the central Atlantic on Wednesday morning and is forecast to turn into Tropical Storm Julia soon, forecasters say.
Tropical Depression 11 formed about 690 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and has maximum sustained winds near 35 mph with higher gusts, according to the National Hurricane Center’s advisory at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday.
Forecasters expect the depression could turn into a “short-lived” tropical storm soon, possibly later Wednesday, as it moves north near 9 mph. If it does turn into a storm, it would be named Julia and would be the 10th named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.
The system is not a threat to the United States. The hurricane center expects it will weaken over the open water and dissipate by Saturday.
Forecasters are also closely watching Hurricane Ian, a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on the cusp of Category 5 level strength that is forecast to make a Florida landfall Wednesday.
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