The Atlantic Ocean continued to be a hotbed for tropical activity Tuesday, with two named storms, a wave expected to strengthen further, and the possibility of the remnants of Odette becoming sub-tropical.
Here's the latest tropical weather outlook:
Showers and thunderstorms are currently somewhat limited associated with a tropical wave located a few hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. However, environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development, and a tropical depression is likely to form by Thursday or Friday while the system moves westward at 10 to 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic Ocean.
Formation chance through...
48 hours: Medium (50%)
5 days: High (90%)
A storm-force, non-tropical low pressure system, the remnants of Odette, is located about 700 miles west-northwest of the westernmost Azores. This low could acquire some subtropical characteristics over marginally warm waters during the next few days while it executes a small cyclonic loop over the north-central Atlantic Ocean. However, by the end of the week, this system is expected to encounter more hostile environmental conditions. Additional information on this system, including storm warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
Formation chance through...
48 hours: Low (20%)
5 days: Medium (40%)
Tropical Storm Peter was weakening Tuesday north of Puerto Rico. While the official forecast has Peter becoming a remnant low by Thursday, the NHC notes this could happen sooner.
The NHC said Rose was going through a "rough patch" and "barely" a tropical storm Tuesday morning.
"A continuation of this hostile environment should cause further weakening, and Rose is expected to be pushing up daisies in 3 days or less, degenerating into a weak remnant low and dissipating by the end of the forecast," said senior hurricane forecaster Eric Blake.