Hurricane Center says high chance of tropical cyclone development in Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center says there's a high chance a strong tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic will develop into a tropical cyclone.

A broad area of low pressure associated with a strong tropical wave is located about 200 miles south-southeast of the Southern Cape Verde Islands.

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Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with the system is showing signs of organization, according to the National Hurricane Center.  Conditions appear favorable for the low to develop into a tropical depression later Monday or Monday night as it moves west or northwest at about 20 miles per hour.

According to the National Hurricane Center, there is a high chance, greater than 50 percent, of the system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.