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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued advisories on Tropical Depression Three, which is located over the central Tropical Atlantic. The depression is expected to move generally westward at 15 to 20 mph with further development across the central tropical Atlantic through the middle part of this week.
The depression formed on Monday, June 19, 2023, from an area of low pressure that had been tracking westward across the Atlantic Ocean. The depression is currently located about halfway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. It has maximum sustained winds of 30 mph and is moving west-northwest at 15 mph.
The NHC is forecasting that the depression will continue to move westward at 15 to 20 mph. It is expected to become a tropical storm by Wednesday, June 21, and a hurricane by Thursday, June 22. The depression is forecast to make landfall in the Lesser Antilles on Friday, June 23.
The NHC is advising interests in the Lesser Antilles to monitor the progress of the depression and to be prepared for tropical storm conditions.
Keywords:
- tropical depression 3
- central tropical Atlantic
- formation chance
- westward movement
- maximum sustained winds
- tropical storm
- hurricane
- Lesser Antilles
- landfall
Conclusion:
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Tropical Depression Three, which has formed in the central Tropical Atlantic. The depression is expected to move westward at 15 to 20 mph with further development across the central tropical Atlantic through the middle part of this week. Interests in the Lesser Antilles are advised to monitor the progress of the depression and to be prepared for tropical storm conditions.
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