Riviera Maya, Q.R. — A large northbound disturbance that formed over the weekend in the Atlantic Basin has taken a turn. Disturbance AL97 was located Sunday between the west coast of Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands.
The large system, which continues to become organized, was heading west but forecast to take a northly turn during its travels, however, the system has taken a different turn and is now heading due west.
The National Hurricane Centre says the disturbance, AL97, located just to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands, continues to show signs of organization with a well-defined area of low pressure.
“Shower and thunderstorm activity has persisted and continues to show signs of organization with a well-defined area of low pressure located just to the west of the Cabo Verde Islands.
“If these structural trends continue, the system is likely to become a tropical depression or storm possibly as soon as late Monday morning. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds are expected to continue today across portions of the Cabo Verde Islands, and interests there should monitor the progress of this system,” they reported.
“Regardless of development over the next couple of days, the system is expected to continue moving westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.”
If AL97 develops into a storm, it will become Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which has remained relatively quiet so far this year.
