The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Ida, located over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, and on Tropical Depression Ten, located over the central tropical Atlantic.
Elsewhere over the Atlantic basin on this Saturday afternoon, showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with an area of low pressure located over the central Atlantic.
In addition, satellite wind data indicate that the circulation has become a little better defined.
Although environmental conditions remain only marginally conducive for further development, only a slight increase in organization would result in the formation of a tropical depression later today or tonight.
In a couple of days, the system is forecast to be absorbed by a frontal system.
The disturbance is expected to drift eastward through today, then accelerate northeastward Sunday toward the central north Atlantic.
It has a high (80 percent) chance of formation during the next 48 hours and five days.
Also, a tropical wave is expected to emerge off the coast of west Africa by the middle of next week.
Thereafter, environmental conditions appear somewhat conducive for gradual development toward the end of next week as the system moves west-northwestward to northwestward at 10 to 15 mph.
It has a near zero chance of formation during the next 48 hours and a medium (60 percent) chance during the next five days.
