As Hurricane Francine takes aim at the northern gulf coast, the NBC2 First Alert Hurricane Team is monitoring several tropical disturbances in the Atlantic basin.
Area #1: Eastern Atlantic
The area with the highest chance of developing is in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Africa. Development odds for this tropical wave, which has been tagged as Invest 93-L by the National Hurricane Center, have increased dramatically over the last few days, and a Tropical Depression could form at any time.
Until a storm develops, it's hard to have much confidence in the long-range forecasts, but forecast computer models suggest the system would slowly move west in the open Atlantic over the next week.
There's currently not indication it would be a threat to land, but we'll keep watching to be sure.
Areas #2 and #3
Ahead of area #1, we're tracking two more tropical waves with a low-end chance of developing into a tropical system. Development odds over the next 7 days currently range from 10% to 30%.
Both disturbances are moving west toward the Lesser Antilles. Environmental conditions are expect to become less favorable for development later in the week as both features move into an area of increasing wind shear, which will likely close the door on any potential development.
Area #4
The last area we're monitoring is a front draped across the southeastern U.S. A non-tropical area of low pressure could develop along the front a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coastline, and a subtropical or tropical storm could form here next week. The system will most likely meander over the Gulf Stream and drift slowly northward. Even if a storm develops, though, it would not be a threat to Florida.
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