Tropical Depression 13 is forming, which is expected to become a major hurricane on its way across the Atlantic – NBC 6 South Florida
Tropical Depression 13 formed in the distant Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday and is expected to develop into a major hurricane over the next week.
The low pressure area had maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour on Tuesday and was located about 1,425 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
The system was expected to become a hurricane this week and could become a major hurricane by the weekend, the NHC said.
It was moving west-northwest and should continue in that direction for the next few days.
It’s too early to tell where the system will head after that, although Tuesday’s models were fairly consistent in keeping the system north of the northern Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico.
