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Triple threat: Atlantic stirs with three potential tropical hotspots

We have had four named storms this season. We also had an unnamed storm early this year.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three areas in the Atlantic that could develop into tropical storms.

The first area is a tropical wave in the Central Tropical Atlantic that is producing disorganized showers and storms about 750 miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.

It has a low chance of development, 20% over the next two days, and a medium chance of development, 50% over the next week. According to the NHC, a tropical depression could form over the next few days and move west or west-northwest at about 10 mph.

The second area is a tropical wave moving off the west coast of Africa that is causing a large area of showers and thunderstorms in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic.

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According to the NHC, the system is expected to move west-northwest at 15 mph, with a low pressure area forming in a day or two near or just to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands. Forecasters predict that a tropical depression will form over the weekend before environmental conditions deteriorate next week.

The NHC gives the system a 20% chance of developing in the next two days and a 40% chance of developing in the next week.

The third area of concern is much closer to home. By the beginning of next week, a broad area of low pressure could form in the central or western Gulf of Mexico.

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Following that, this system may develop slowly as it moves westward and approaches the western Gulf of Mexico coastline by the middle of next week.

This area has a low chance of developing over the next seven days.

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