Tropical Depression 6 that formed on August 22 at 5 a.m. EDT. By 5 p.m. EDT that same day, the depression had already strengthened into Tropical Storm Danielle and it is now headed west toward the central Atlantic Ocean.

By 5 a.m. EDT on August 23, Tropical Storm Danielle had maximum sustained winds near 60 mph. Danielle is now expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Tuesday, August 24. Danielle’s center was located about 850 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde islands near 14.8 North and 37.1 West. It was moving west-northwest near 14 mph and is expected to speed up in forward motion. Danielle’s estimated minimum central pressure is 997 millibars.

East of Danielle is another area that forecasters are watching for development. It is an area of disturbed weather located near the west coast of Africa, associated with a tropical wave. Some slow development of that system is possible over the next couple of days as it moves westward. However, there’s only a 10 percent chance it will develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours.