National Hurricane Center watching disturbance in Atlantic with 40% chance of development

National Hurricane Center watching disturbance in Atlantic with 40% chance of development

HOUSTON (CW39) – The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave in the central Atlantic that has a 40% chance of developing into a cyclone within the next seven days. As of Friday evening, the system, currently labeled AL99, was located about halfway between Africa and the Windward Islands. Showers and thunderstorms remain disorganized, but forecasters say a short-lived tropical depression could still form in the next day or so. The…