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National Weather Center Photo of Tropical Depression 14 at 5PM on September 15, 2017.
National Weather Center Photo of Tropical Depression 14 at 5PM on September 15, 2017.

Tropical Depression 14 Expected to Be Storm By Weekend

Tropical Depression Fourteen is centered as of 5 p.m. AST over the far eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean about 450 miles (720 km) west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. It’s moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and a west or west-northwest motion is forecast during the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Some gradual strengthening is expected, and the depression is forecast to become a tropical storm over the weekend. It is not a threat to land.

Get the latest on this system from the National Hurricane Center at www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Fourteen

National Weather Center Photo of Tropical Depression 14 at 5PM on September 15, 2017.
National Weather Center Photo of Tropical Depression 14 at 5PM on September 15, 2017.