ORLANDO, Fla. — The odds of the next tropical storm emerging this week keep going up as the National Hurricane Center monitors two tropical waves in the east Atlantic.
First, a tropical wave about midway between Africa and the Windward Islands is showing better organization Tuesday morning, and further development is looking possible, the NHC said in its 8 a.m. update. The wave is producing showers and thunderstorms in a favorable environment for tropical maturity. Hurricane specialists gave the wave a 30% chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm in the next two days and 40% in the next five days.
Second, a wave is approaching the Cabo Verde Islands, the NHC said. The wave is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms, and some marginal development is predicted to occur as it moves west. This wave has a 20% chance of developing in the next five days.
