MIAMI – An area of disturbed weather in the eastern Atlantic Ocean has started its long journey west, and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) say it could move into an area that’s favorable for tropical development.

The disturbance, designated Invest 94L by the NHC, is located a few hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. It brought tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rain to the archipelago Friday night.

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The NHC said on Sunday that shower and thunderstorm activity associated with the area of low pressure has diminished again in association with the disturbance, and although it's located over an area that isn't conducive for development, that could change.

"The system is forecast to move generally westward to west-southwestward across the tropical Atlantic, where environmental conditions could become more favorable for gradual development in the central tropical Atlantic by the mid- to latter part of this week."

Right now, the NHC is giving the system a low chance of development over the next week.