2PM UPDATE, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 – The Disaster Management Coordination Agency, DMCA continues to monitor Tropical Disturbance 1 located few hundred miles south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands that continues to show signs of organization.

According to the 2 PM National Hurricane Center Advisory on Tropical Disturbance 1, it states that environmental conditions are expected to remain conducive for development of the disturbance, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next couple of days while the system moves generally westward at about 15 mph across the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean. The system has a high (70 percent) chance of formation during the next 48 hours and a high (90 percent) chance during the next five days.

It’s still way too early to predict what will become of this system and where it will go. However, residents are urged to continue to monitor the Atlantic for any changes with this tropical disturbance over the next several days.

The Disaster Management Coordination Agency, DMCA will continue to keep an eye on Tropical Disturbance 1 and will provide regular updates as new information is released.