The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued an advisory on Tropical Depression Three, located over the central Tropical Atlantic, at 11:00 am on Monday. The storm is expected to become hurricane-strength.
NHC forecasters are watching two systems in the Atlantic, with one likely to develop into a tropical depression or storm this week.
According to the NHC, the first system is several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
The second area forecasters are watching in the Atlantic is not likely to develop at this time, forecasters say.
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Tropical Depression Three Advisory
At 11:00 am, the center of Tropical Depression Three was located near latitude 11.0 North, longitude 40.3 West. The depression is moving toward the west near 21 mph (33 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue for the next several days. On the forecast track, the system should be approaching the Lesser Antilles late this week.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast, and the depression is forecasted to become a hurricane in a few days.
“Given the larger than usual uncertainty in the track forecast, it is too early to specify the location and magnitude of where these hazards could occur. However, everyone in the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands should closely monitor updates to the forecast for this system and have their hurricane plan in place,” said the NHC.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 mb (29.80 inches
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