Meteorological authorities have warned about the possibility of two tropical depressions forming in the Atlantic over the next few days.
According to an official statement shared on social networks by the United States National Hurricane Center (NHC), the probability that these two systems will form is very high in the next seven days.
8pm EDT Thursday 17 Aug — It is a busy outlook map tonight in the Atlantic. In addition to #98L & #99L with a high 🔴 & medium 🟠 chance of genesis respectively, 2⃣more areas further west have a low 🟡 chance of genesis in next 7 days.
Latest Outlook–> pic.twitter.com/MDQcoImcw6
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 17, 2023
The images, which correspond to the night of Thursday, August 17, show two areas with a high probability of generating a depression, as well as “two areas further west with a low probability of genesis in the next 7 days.”
Of the four formations under observation, the last one is the one with the highest probability of becoming a tropical depression, with 70%.
Another of the systems, marked in orange, has between 40% and 60%, while those marked in yellow only have 40% each.
“Showers and storms continue to show some signs of organization in association with a broad area of low pressure located a few hundred miles west of the Cape Verde Islands,” the NHC experts said in a separate statement.
Similarly, they point out that the environmental conditions seem to be favorable enough for the development of the system, so it was possible that a tropical depression formed during the weekend, this while moving towards the west-northwest or northwest at about 10 miles per hour (mph) across the eastern tropical Atlantic.
“By early next week, upper-level winds over the system are forecast to pick up, although no further development is expected.”
The institution affirmed that it maintains a constant vigilance on the meteorological phenomena that could evolve into a tropical depression, two in the Atlantic and one to the west of the Gulf of Mexico.
He also recalled that these months are the periods of greatest cyclonic activity during the hurricane seasons in the North Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
“Although the Atlantic is currently calm, we are approaching the time of the season when activity tends to increase rapidly,” the NHC said in a statement shared a few days ago.
Remember to check the latest NHC Tropical Weather Outlook for up-to-date information on tropical activity as we approach the heart of hurricane season.
Although the Atlantic is currently quiet, we’re getting very close to the time of the season when activity typically tends to ramp up quickly. Remember to check the latest NHC Tropical Weather Outlook for updates on tropical activity as we head towards the heart of hurricane… pic.twitter.com/QH8nLNvKp0
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) August 9, 2023
