The first tropical wave to develop off of Africa’s west coast this year is moving westward. Friday’s forecast is similar.
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At this time, this disturbance, which is being called Invest 94-L for now, poses no threat to land.
“An elongated area of low pressure located about 250 miles east of the South Carolina coast is accompanied by disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity”, said Senior Hurricane Specialist Stacy Stewart in a tropical weather outlook message issued Thursday afternoon (July 30). According to the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Cape Verde-type windstorms are hurricanes that often turn into humid hurricanes fairly stop to the Cape Verde Islands and subsequently become typhoons before connecting with the… The system is moving to the west around 15 miles per hour.
Stewart gives the low a 10 percent chance of becoming a tropical system over the next five days.
While the system was given no chance of development over the next 48 hours, conditions may be more conducive for a longer-term development.
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It’s too early to speculate on whether this system will eventually have any impact on the Hawaiian Islands.
