A tropical depression is likely to form in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, according to The Weather Channel.
This latest disturbance, named Invest 98L by the National Hurricane Center, is located a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. This disturbance is creating showers and thunderstorms, but does not have a surface low-pressure center as of this time, reported The Weather Channel. The system may not threaten land, but it will take its time.
According to NHC, there is a high chance Invest 98L will develop into a tropical depression by later this week as it goes westward. The next Atlantic tropical storm will be named Sam.
It's not yet clear if this system will ever threaten land, but it will take its time.
According to forecast models, this system may not reach the longitude of the Lesser Antilles until the middle of next week at the earliest, reported The Weather Channel.
In the event the disturbance becomes Tropical Storm Sam, it will have an environment that may intensify its conditions, including low wind shear and increasingly warm water.
In other storm news, Peter and Rose are swirling in the Atlantic but are no threat to land, added The Weather Channel.
According to The Weather Channel, Peter is passing north of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and will turn northwest and then north into the central Atlantic. Rose is located in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean to the northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, and is in a hostile environment of strong wind shear, dry air and cooler ocean water.
Like Peter, Rose is of no threat to land and may degenerate to a remnant low late this week.
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