Monday, September 27, 2021: In addition to Hurricane Sam, The Disaster Management Coordination Agency is monitoring two (2) tropical disturbances in the Atlantic, both with high chances of becoming tropical cyclones in 5 days.

Disturbance 2 located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is expected to become a tropical depression in a few days expected,while Disturbance 3, moving offshore the west coast of Africa and into the far eastern tropical Atlantic is likely to develop into a tropical depressionin a few days. 

The National Hurricane Center issued the following advisories on the disturbances:

Tropical Disturbance 2 is located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.  Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for further development of this disturbance, and a tropical depression is likely to form in a few days while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 5 to 10 mph over the central tropical Atlantic. Formation chance through 48 hoursis 40%. Formation chance through 5 daysis 80%

Tropical Disturbance 3 is moving offshore the west coast of Africa and into the far eastern tropical Atlantic.  Upper-level winds are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression is likely to form in a few days while the system moves westward to westnorthwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the far eastern tropical Atlantic. Formation chance through 48 hours is 40%. Formation chance through 5 days is 80%.

The Disaster Management Coordination Agency, DMCA will continue to closely monitor Hurricane Sam and Tropical Disturbances 2& 3 and  provide regular updates as new information is released from the NHC.