As Hurricane Nigel weakens and turns to the northeast toward Iceland, forecasters are turning their attention to a system off Africa that is likely to become a tropical depression late this week or weekend. Forecasters also have their eyes on a non-tropical low that may form off Florida’s east coast and eventually take on some cyclone movement, as a tropical storm would. The developing low .
AccuWeather hurricane experts are closely monitoring two zones of disorganized showers and thunderstorms between the west coast of Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands, saying that a feature can emerge into late week that will be the next tropical threat to watch in the Atlantic basin following Hurricane Lee and Margot. The pair of tropical waves, designated Invests 97L and 98L by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), will slowly shift westward through the end of the week. One of the waves, Invest 9