An area of disturbed weather located Tuesday afternoon about 800 miles east of the Leeward Islands is fighting to stay organized as high-level winds batter it.
The system, which on Sunday appeared on the verge of become the next tropical depression of the 2000 Atlantic Hurricane Season, appeared ill-defined on late afternoon satellite photos.
"The area of weather, a tropical wave combined with a low-pressure center, was located near 16 degrees north latitude, 51 degrees west longitude and moving on a west to west-northwesterly course at 15 miles per hour," meteorologist Alan Archer said Tuesday afternoon.
The system has not become better organized but still has the potential to become a tropical depression in the next day or two, he noted.
Archer also noted the appearance of a new tropical wave on Tuesday.
"This second wave, located at 29 degrees west longitude, emerged off the African coast and is heading west at 15-20 miles per hour. It's a good seven days away — we have time to watch any development that may occur," he said.
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