14th Tropical Depression Forms - Three Active Storms In Atlantic In One Week - AFP

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The fourteenth tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean on Friday, Sept. 28, bringing three active storms in the Atlantic in one week. Hurricane Lorenzo just made landfall in eastern Mexico, and tropical depression Karen is fizzling in the central Atlantic. At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Sept. 28, Tropical Depression #14 (TD#14) was located near 14.1 degrees north latitude and 26.5 degrees west longitude, or about 210 miles southwest of Africa's Cape Verde Islands.

The depression is moving toward the west near 7 mph. This general motion should continue today with a gradual turn to the northwest on Saturday, Sept. 29. TD#14's maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible during the next 24 hours. TD#14's minimum central pressure is 1008 millibars.

This image was created from data from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-12), which is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was created by NASA's GOES Project, located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. It shows all three tropical cyclones.

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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Three_Active_Tropical_Cyclones_In_The_Atlantic_999.html

[hedgehog]

1. I've been watching these pop up overnight for a few weeks now.

I have no idea if this is something new or rather a typical season

[KaryninMiami]

2. Tiz the season to be stormy....

Not ususual-- feeling rather fortunate here in Florida that the season is almost over. But we often see a few form at a time- especially in October towards the end of the season, although many times, they form closer to us, rather then in Cape Verde.