A tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo
Verde Islands is producing a large area of shower and thunderstorm
activity. This system has become better organized since yesterday,
and environmental conditions appear conducive for further
development this week. A tropical depression is likely to form
around midweek while the system moves westward to west-northwestward
at 15 to 20 mph over the central and western portions of the
tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.