Is it just me, or do the two waves (the one just exiting the African coast and the one right behind it) already appear to almost have a "spin" as soon as they hit the water? And they both appear to have banding features and feeder arms like you would see with a tropical system.

How is this possible? Are they already LLC's with weak upper and lower level circulation before they even make it to the ocean, or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

On a related note, does anyone know the earliest storm (in reference to distance from the African Coast) to form?