While Hurricane Henriette in the Pacific does not pose a threat to land, an area of low pressure in the Atlantic could soon form into a tropical depression or storm , forecasters said Monday, Aug. 11.

"Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with a well-defined low-pressure area located near the northwestern Cobo Verde Islands," the National Hurricane Center in Miami stated on its website.

As of Aug. 11, a system, Invest 97L, located near the islands southwest of the coast of the Western Sahara in Africa, has a 70% chance of developing into a cyclone within the next 48 hours and a 90% chance of developing into one in the next seven days.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami predicts that it could become a tropical storm or depression as soon

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