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Tropical depression could form ‘early next week’ over Outer Banks, hurricane center reports

A sub-tropical or tropical depression could form as early as next week over the Outer Banks and South Carolina coast, according to an update from the National Hurricane Center.

Meteorologists are watching for a non-tropical area of low pressure that could form a few hundred miles off the coast of the Carolinas. The hurricane center reported the low-pressure system may develop “some subtropical or tropical characteristics” over the next several days, and by early next week “a subtropical or tropical depression could form” and move northwest up the East Coast toward Hampton Roads.

Currently, the chance of tropical formation over the next 48 hours is low, about 10%. However, the chance of formation over the next seven days is 40%, or “medium,” according to the hurricane center.

The National Hurricane Center is also tracking Tropical Storm Gordon, a storm is about 2,500 miles from the U.S. East Coast and is moving to the west-northwest at 12 mph.

Eliza Noe, eliza.noe@virginiamedia.com