A large, but still rather unorganized area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave is being tracked as Invest 98L. Models are somewhat bullish on this system, and so we will start a Lounge for 98L at this time.

As of 9:00 PM EDT Aug. 28, Invest 98L was located roughly 400 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, and movement was to the west or west-northwest at around 15 MPH. There are presently some indications that the disturbance may be trying to consolidate a little to the northwest of where it has most recently been analyzed at.

This is where to put long range best guesses on intensity and forecast track for this feature. Long range model output discussions are also appropriate here.

Edited to reflect upgrades on 08/30 and 09/05