National Hurricane Center monitoring tropical wave off coast of Africa
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical wave with a 20 percent chance of development over the next five days.
Forecasters said the tropical wave is located along the coast of western Africa. It's producing a large area of cloudiness and disorganized shower activity.
"Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for some development of this disturbance during the next several days while it moves generally westward," the center said.
WDSU meteorologist Kweilyn Murphy said the wave will move over the eastern Atlantic, but has a low chance of development through the weekend.
The wave is moving westward at 15 to 20 mph.
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