National Hurricane Center spots disturbance heading to Atlantic ocean

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The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a disturbance that may form into a cyclone within the next week.

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The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a disturbance that may form into a cyclone within the next week.

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The National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on a potential cyclone forming off the coast of Africa.

On Wednesday, the federal weather agency said conditions between the coast of Africa and the Cabo Verde Islands appear to favor the development of a tropical depression within the next week.

By their estimate, there is a 60 percent chance the disturbance could develop into a cyclone.

While the African coast is a ways off from anywhere on the eastern seaboard, hurricanes are frequently born in the region and make their way across the Atlantic ocean.

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