The seventh tropical depression forms in the Atlantic.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported this Wednesday on the formation of the seventh tropical depression in the Atlantic, located near latitude 16.0 North and longitude 28.7 West, east of the Cape Verde Islands.

According to the report, the depression is moving west-northwest at a speed of approximately 18 mph (30 km/h), and this movement is expected to continue in the coming days, although at a slightly lower speed.

The maximum sustained winds are currently 35 mph (55 km/h), with stronger gusts, and it is forecasted that the depression could intensify in the next 48 hours.

In fact, the NHC anticipates that the system could become a tropical storm tonight or during Thursday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches). The NHC will continue to monitor the evolution of this system as it moves along its path through the Atlantic.

For its part, the NHC also warned that Hurricane Francine, the fourth of the current hurricane season, is approaching the coast of Louisiana with sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph).

In addition, it was indicated that Francine has category 1 and is about to make landfall. It is a powerful hurricane that generates a warning for storm surge for a large part of the southern United States.

Amid the peak of the current hurricane season, the most active in the last 30 years in the Atlantic, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) adjusted its forecast, which confirms that up to 13 cyclones could form.

The new report reflects a slight but significant adjustment in NOAA's forecasts, indicating a range of 17 to 24 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher) and between 8 to 13 hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher).