ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Depression 11 has officially formed in the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.
As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, the system was located more than 1,350 miles east of the Lesser Antilles and was moving toward the west near 14 mph with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph and higher gusts. A system must have winds between 39 mph and 73 mph to be considered a tropical storm.
According to the Hurricane Center, the system is forecast to become a tropical storm by Wednesday night.
“Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for development while the system moves west northwestward at around 15 mph during the next couple of days,” the NHC said in an earlier update. “Conditions are expected to become less conducive for development by the end of the week.”
If the system gets a name, it will be Josephine.
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Tropical Depression 11 is born. Here is the first track. Should be T.S Josephine. Many updates to come pic.twitter.com/HsJGEev4py
— Tom Sorrells (@tomsorrells) August 11, 2020