From The Weather Channel

As we continue to track Harvey’s devastating flooding, a new area of low pressure near the African coast will likely develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm this week as it spins through the Atlantic Ocean.

The National Hurricane Center has dubbed this system Invest 93L, which is a naming convention used to identify features that could form into a tropical cyclone.

In the near-term, Invest 93L will bring locally heavy rain and gusty winds to the Cabo Verde Islands through Wednesday.

The area of low pressure is embedded in a generally moist region of the eastern Atlantic, though dry air lurks to its north and west. In addition, it should move through a portion of the Atlantic Ocean where upper-level winds are mostly favorable for development the next few days.

After passing near the Cabo Verde Islands, the tropical disturbance will then continue to move westward along the southern periphery of a North Atlantic high-pressure system, with no immediate threat to any land areas. In fact, Invest 93L may not reach the longitude of the Lesser Antilles (eastern Caribbean) until the early or middle portion of next week.

It’s far too early to determine if this new system will pose any threat to the Lesser Antilles and if it will eventually ever pose a threat to other locations, including the U.S.

Suffice to say, there is plenty of time to watch this system.

The next named Atlantic storm will be “Irma”.

We are in the heart of the hurricane season, so we monitor every potential Atlantic system closely for development.

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Invest 93L Potential Development Area The area highlighted is where a tropical depression or tropical storm may develop during the next five days.

Water Vapor Satellite Imagery Areas shaded gray, white and purple are generally moist.

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