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National Hurricane Center watching two tropical waves

A couple of disturbances in the tropics are showing potential for development in the coming days. The National Hurricane Center is watching two tropical waves – one midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles, and the other over Western Africa will emerge into the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Friday. Both systems have  a low to moderate chance of becoming a tropical cyclone in the next five days. In all likelihood, there will not be a hurricane in the Atlantic Basin before September 1. The first hurricane of the season has formed on or after September 1 only 25 times in the past 161 years.

SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1000
MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES REMAINS LIMITED. DEVELOPMENT...IF
ANY...WILL BE SLOW TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE
THE WAVE MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH AND APPROACHES THE LESSER
ANTILLES. AFTER THAT TIME...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS COULD INHIBIT FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF
BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A LOW
CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 5 DAYS.
There is not much thunderstorm activity with this disturbance 1000 east of the Lesser Antilles
A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER WESTERN AFRICA IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 10
TO 15 MPH...AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COULD FORM AFTER THE WAVE
MOVES OFF THE COAST ON FRIDAY. SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS
POSSIBLE BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT BECOMES UNFAVORABLE BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A
TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A MEDIUM
CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE
NEXT 5 DAYS WHILE IT MOVES NEAR THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
Another tropical wave emerging off the coast of Africa. So far this season, they have not developed into big tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
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