Two disturbances forecast to emerge off Africa, ending quiet period over Atlantic Ocean
A dormant August stretch of storm activity in the tropics is set to conclude as the National Hurricane Center is forecasting two disturbances off the west coast of Africa.
After a week and a half of quietude over the Atlantic Ocean, the 8 p.m. update described one area of low pressure in the east-central Atlantic and another in the eastern area of the body of water.
Both systems initially have been given a 20% chance of development over the next week.
Of the more centrally located area of interest, the National Hurricane Center wrote:
An “area of low pressure could develop by the middle to...