At 19/00Z, Invest 94L was located about 600 miles to the west of the Cape Verde Islands near 14.2N 32.6W moving to the west at 20 knots. Sustained winds are now at 30 knots and central pressure is 1008MB. The cloud presentation, outflow and evidence of gathering circulation already look far better than TS Helene ever did and I would expect that the system would be upgraded Sunday morning to at least Tropical Depression status. Wind shear ahead of the system should weaken over the next few days. Although SSTs will only be about 27C on Sunday into Monday morning, some slow development still seems likely as the system continues westward under the influence of an extensive Atlantic ridge and folks in the Leeward Islands should monitor this approaching system. The next name on the list this season is Isaac.
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