Invest 92L, second tropical disturbance monitored for development in the Atlantic

MIAMI – As Gulf Coast states prepare for the impacts of Tropical Storm Francine, which is expected to develop into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) continues to monitor two other areas in the Atlantic Ocean that could become the next named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

Both systems have a medium chance of developing over the next few days, putting the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States on high alert as hurricane season is now at its peak.

Invest 92L has medium development opportunities in the Central Atlantic

The NHC said Invest 92L continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the central tropical Atlantic.

The environmental conditions are only partially conducive to development in the next few days, and tropical depression could form as the system meanders across the central tropical Atlantic. By mid-week, the system is expected to move west to northwest at about 10 mph.

The NHC gives Invest 92L a medium probability of development. If this system develops into a tropical storm, it will be named Gordon.

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Another area in the Central Atlantic to keep an eye on

The NHC is also monitoring another area in the central tropical Atlantic associated with a low pressure system several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.

According to the NHC, this system is expected to interact with another tropical disturbance located off the west coast of Africa in a few days.

Environmental conditions are likely to favor gradual development, and a tropical depression may form during the second half of this week as the system moves west-northwest at 10 to 15 mph (16 to 24 km/h).

The NHC gives the system a medium chance of developing over the next seven days.

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