Tropical Depression Eighteen Forms in Eastern Atlantic: NHC

Reuters
By Reuters
September 23, 2021Weather
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Tropical Depression Eighteen Forms in Eastern Atlantic: NHC
A satellite view of Tropical Depression Eighteen in the eastern Atlantic Ocean at 3:20 a.m. ET on Sept. 23, 2021. (NOAA)

Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the eastern Atlantic on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen over the next several days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles per hour (55 km/h), the NHC said, adding that the depression is forecast to become a tropical storm by Thursday and could be near hurricane intensity by the weekend.

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