ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Depression 7 is expected to strengthen and become a tropical storm at some pointing the next couple of days in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As of Thursday night, TD 7 has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and is moving west-northwest at 16 mph. It is about 875 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
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The NHC is also monitoring two other areas.
Invest 94L, east of the Leeward Islands, is not expected to develop as it encounters dry air. It has a 20% chance of development.
Another area a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coastline could have some subtropical or tropical development early next week as it heads north. It has a 30% chance of development.
The next name on the list is Gordon.
Hurricane season runs through November.
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