As Hurricane Laura spreads farther inland across southwest Louisiana, forecasters are beginning to monitor two new tropical waves in the Atlantic near Africa early Thursday.
The first wave is moving west across the far eastern tropical Atlantic at 15 mph and may see development in the coming days, according to the National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. update. The system is producing showers and thunderstorms in the area.
The second wave is just west of the Cabo Verde Islands and is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The northern and southern parts of the wave are seeing differing forecasts when it comes to the possibility of strengthening.
Forecasters say, "the northern part of this wave, which is expected to move rapidly westward over the central Atlantic during the next few days, is forecast to remain too far to the north and in an unfavorable environment for development to occur."
While the southern part of the wave is forecast to stay put south of the Cabo Verde Islands over the next several days, it may see some development early next week when it moves slower west over the tropical Atlantic.
The first wave is seeing a low 20% chance of forming into a cyclone in the next 48 hours and a low 30% chance of forming through the next five days, forecasters say.
The second wave has a zero percent chance of forming in the coming 48 hours and a low 30% chance of forming in the next five days.
