Invest 90L likely next tropical disturbance in active Atlantic to develop into named storm
The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season may be in the past, but the tropics remain extremely active. Tropical Storm Ophelia is making landfall in North Carolina Saturday morning, while another disturbance is on the cusp of becoming a tropical depression or a tropical storm as it swirls off the coast of Africa.
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Tropical disturbance near Cabo Verde Islands identified as Invest 90L
A tropical disturbance located southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands dubbed Invest 90L by the NHC is on the cusp of developing into a stronger storm. Invest is the designation the NHC uses to identify an area of disturbed weather being investigated for possible tropical development.
Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression is likely to form in the next couple of days while the system moves generally westward at 10-15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
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"The system will have to fight off some dust and dry air to develop, but the long-range computer forecasts show the system eventually turning into at least a tropical storm," said FOX Weather hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross. "Some show it becoming a strong hurricane."
Norcross said the long-range tracks have a lot of spread.
"Many of them turn the storm north before it reaches the islands, but others show tracks that are too close for comfort," he said. "On the current schedule, the system would be in the general vicinity of the northeastern Caribbean Wednesday or Thursday of next week, so there's still plenty of time."
If the storm reaches tropical storm strength, it will be given the name Philippe.
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Tropical Storm Ophelia heading into mid-Atlantic coast Saturday
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Tropical Storm Ophelia nearly reached hurricane strength Friday evening as the storm bore down on the East Coast, with landfall likely just before or around sunrise Saturday morning near Morehead City.
But Ophelia's impacts stretched far beyond its storm center, with Tropical Storm Warnings covering 7 million along the eastern seaboard and Hurricane Watches were issued as the storm bore down on communities east of Interstate 95.
Heavy rainfall, gusty winds and coastal flooding are expected to impact communities from the Tar Heel State through the Delmarva Peninsula into Sunday.
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