US Hurricane Center predicts 90% chance of cyclone passing through Cape Verde
Tropical storm moves from the Caribbean and will pass through the west coast of Africa.
A tropical storm located between the west coast of Africa and the Lesser Antilles has a 90% chance of becoming a cyclone within the next two days, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday. Cape Verde is in the path of this cyclone.
"If the trend continues, the tropical storm could develop into a cyclone during the morning of June 22," according to the NHC.
Cyclone, hurricane and typhoon
All are tropical storms called:
- Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific.
- It is a typhoon if it occurs in the northwest Pacific Ocean
- It is a cyclone if the tropical storm forms in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean
Tropical storm Bret formed Monday in the central Atlantic Ocean, According to the National Hurricane Center , Bret recorded maximum winds of 65 km / h on Monday, while moving westward across the Atlantic at 33 km / h en route from the Caribbean.
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