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Tropical Depression 4

depression.jpg A tropical depression developed Monday off the Cape Verde islands in the far eastern Atlantic. The depression was centered 195 miles south-southeast of the southernmost Cape Verdes and was moving west-northwest about 15 mph. The storm had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph, 4 mph below the threshold for a tropical storm and well below hurricane strength of 74 mph. The depression wil continue moving west-northwest for the next 12 hours and then a gradual turn toward the northwest. It also was forecast to become a tropical storm during the next 24 hours. The storm could pass over the southern part of Cape Verde on Tuesday. The name wil be Debby.

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