Got TIPS or BREAKING NEWS? Please call 1-284-442-8000 direct/can also WhatsApp same number or Email ALL news to:newsvino@outlook.com;                               ads call 1-284-440-6666

UPDATE: Tropical Depression expected to form in Atlantic later this week- NHC

The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is reporting that a large area of disorganised showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic south of the Cabo Verde islands is associated with a tropical wave. Photo: DDM/NHC
According to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in its Atlantic Tropical Storm update today, Sunday, August 7, 2022, a tropical wave located near the west coast of Africa is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic. Photo: NHC
According to the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in its Atlantic Tropical Storm update today, Sunday, August 7, 2022, a tropical wave located near the west coast of Africa is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic. Photo: NHC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is reporting that a large area of disorganised showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic south of the Cabo Verde islands is associated with a tropical wave.

It said, in an update today, August 8, 2022, that environmental conditions appear generally conducive for gradual development of this system while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.

According to the NHC, a tropical depression could form around the middle to latter part of this week.

See article published August 7, 2022

NHC monitoring tropical wave off coast of Africa

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has notified that the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is monitoring a tropical wave off the coast of Africa.

According to the NHC in its Atlantic Tropical Storm update today, Sunday, August 7, 2022, a tropical wave located near the west coast of Africa is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic.

NHC said environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for gradual development of this system while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic, and a tropical depression could form around the middle part of week.

According to DDM, there are no watches or warnings for the Virgin Islands at this time.

It said persons must continue to monitor the Atlantic in case of any change with this system.

4 Responses to “UPDATE: Tropical Depression expected to form in Atlantic later this week- NHC”



Create a comment


Submit comment

Create a comment

Submit comment
Disclaimer: Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) welcomes your thoughts, feedback, views, bloggs and opinions. However, by posting a blogg you are agreeing to post comments or bloggs that are relevant to the topic, and that are not defamatory, liable, obscene, racist, abusive, sexist, anti-Semitic, threatening, hateful or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be excluded permanently from making contributions. Please view our declaimer above this article. We thank you in advance for complying with VINO's policy.

Follow Us On

Disclaimer: All comments posted on Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) are the sole views and opinions of the commentators and or bloggers and do not in anyway represent the views and opinions of the Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Virgin Islands News Online and its parent company.