Tropical Disturbance AL98, near the coast of Africa is now likely to become a Tropical Cyclone in 5 days, with a 70% chance of formation

An area of low pressure is located a few hundred miles south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands, and the associated showers and thunderstorms are gradually continue to become better organized.

Environmental conditions are conducive for further development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next few days while the system moves generally westward at 10 to 15 mph. It has a high (70 percent) chance of formation during the next five days.

Also, there’s a non-tropical area of low pressure located over the far northeastern Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles northeast of the Azores.

This system is forecast to move south-southeastward during the next few days where it will encounter warmer oceanic temperatures, which could allow the low to gradually acquire some tropical or subtropical characteristics this week. It has a low (20 percent) chance of formation during the next five days.