NHC Monitors Invest 94L in Central Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is keeping a close watch on an area of low pressure, now designated Invest 94L, located roughly 700 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles.

According to the NHC’s latest Tropical Weather Outlook issued this morning, showers and thunderstorms linked to the system have shown little change in organisation overnight. Environmental conditions remain only marginally favourable, meaning any further development is expected to be slow as the system tracks west-northwest at about 10 to 15 miles per hour.

Forecasters currently give Invest 94L just a 20 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm over the next two days and the same low chance over the next week. By midweek, conditions in the Atlantic are expected to become less favourable for any significant strengthening.

Regardless of development, the system could bring heavy rainfall to parts of the Lesser Antilles by midweek, increasing the risk of localised flooding. Residents in the region are advised to monitor updates as the system approaches.