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NHC says 80% chance of cyclone over eastern tropical Atlantic

By Thomson Reuters Oct 1, 2024 | 7:07 AM

(Reuters) – A broad area of low pressure formed in association with a tropical wave located a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has a 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.

“A tropical depression is expected to form during the next couple of days while it moves slowly westward over the eastern tropical Atlantic,” the Miami Based forecaster said.

(Reporting by Sherin Elizabeth Varghese and Swati Verma in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)