US EditionNational Hurricane Center Highlights New Area of Interest in the Atlantic
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN, JUL 19 – The National Hurricane Center assigns a 20% chance for development due to marginal environmental conditions, with wind shear and Saharan dust expected to limit intensification.
- On Friday, July 18, 2025, the National Hurricane Center began monitoring a tropical wave more than 800 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, giving it a 20% chance of development.
- Amid the Atlantic hurricane season running through Nov. 30, NHC forecasters said conditions could be marginally conducive for gradual development late this weekend, but high shear and Saharan dust will inhibit organization.
- Forecast models including the FOX Model suggest possible organization into a tropical depression or storm by Monday or Tuesday, while the window remains favorable through next Wednesday before increasing wind shear disrupts intensification.
- Experts emphasize the system is not expected to impact the U.S., with forecasts showing it likely sheared apart before reaching the Lesser Antilles, and the next name would be Dexter.
- By mid-next week, conditions are expected to become unfavorable for development, and monitoring will continue for the Gulf through next week.
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New area for potential tropical development near Cabo Verde Islands
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - There's a new area of potential tropical development to keep an eye on off the west coast of Africa. The National Hurricane Center says that a "tropical wave interacting with a broad area of low pressure is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms more than 800-miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands." The NHC believes that environmental conditions could lead to gradual development late this weekend though early ne…
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