ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center improved the odds of a newly formed tropical wave to a 70% chance of becoming the next tropical depression or storm of the season. Meanwhile, meteorologists are watching a second tropical wave in the mid-Atlantic moving in the direction of the United States.
First, a tropical wave over the Guinea Highlands in Africa is producing thunderstorms Thursday morning, the NHC said in its 2 p.m. EDT update. Hurricane specialists are expecting the wave to push off the coasts of Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau later tonight.
Atlantic conditions are somewhat ripe for development, the NHC said. When the wave first emerged Thursday morning models suggested it had a 60% developing, but meteorologists have since bumped that up to a 70% of developing over the eastern Atlantic next week, and a 40% chance of doing so over the weekend.
