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Low Pressure Near Cabo Verde Brings Heavy Rainfall

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM · 1 min read
Low Pressure Near Cabo Verde Brings Heavy Rainfall — News4JAX Local, Nocatee Community news
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A tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic is now along 30W, south of 21N, moving westward at 10 kt.The 1009 mb low pressure area is producing numerous moderate to scattered strong convection and data indicates a large swath of fresh to strong winds associated with this system.Seas are 6-10 ft in the area described and environmental conditions appear, marginally conducive for development of this system during the next day or two before upper-level winds become too strong for any further development.The elongated area of low pressure centered a few hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce a large but disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms occurring on its east side and extending toward the western most Cabo Verde Islands.Upper-level winds become too strong for any further development on Tuesday, but heavy rainfall is expected to continue for the next day or two across western portions of the Islands.The formation chance through 48 hours and the next 7 days

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