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A tropical depression could form in the Atlantic by the end of the week, the National Hurricane Center said.
A disturbance located between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles is currently in a dry-air environment and development is not anticipated in the next several days.
The system is expected to move westward, west-southwestward where environmental conditions could become favorable for development by the end of the week.
According to the NHC, a tropical depression could form as the system moves west-northwestward and approaches or moves near the Leeward Islands.
The chance of development in the next seven days is 60%, as of the NHC’s 2 p.m. update.
Another broad area of low pressure has appeared and may form later this week in the southwestern Caribbean Sea.
The NHC said this disturbance has a 20% chance of development as it moves slowly west-northwestward toward Central America. Heavy rainfall is expected in that area, regardless of development.