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Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · Aug 26
Invest 96-L Has 60% Odds to Become Tropical Depression in 48 Hours
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Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · Aug 26

Invest 96-L Has 60% Odds to Become Tropical Depression in 48 Hours

3 articles · Updated · WESH 2 Orlando · Aug 26

Summary

  • Invest 96-L, a low-pressure system south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, is likely to form a tropical depression within the next day or two, the National Hurricane Center said.
  • Showers and thunderstorms tied to a tropical wave are fueling the system, and the NHC said conditions should stay somewhat favorable as it moves west to west-northwest across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
  • The agency put development chances at 60% over both the next 48 hours and the next seven days.
  • That outlook could fade by the weekend, when less favorable conditions are expected to limit any further strengthening.

Insights

Could Invest 96-L defy hostile El Niño winds and become the next named storm to threaten the coast?
What hidden atmospheric factors might allow this tropical wave to survive the impending dry air and wind shear?