The “well-defined area of low pressure” several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands has a medium — or 40 percent chance — of formation, forecasters said Sunday.

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. As of the NHC’s Sunday morning update, the system has a 30% chance of development as it moves westward or southwestward across the tropical Atlantic over the next seven days.

Showers and storm activity has increased over the past few hours. These storms are associated with an area of low pressure a few hundred miles west of the Cabo

As per the National Hurricane Center’s 4 pm Friday update, Tropical Storm Leslie is 1480 miles west-southwest of the Azores, with maximum sustained wind of 50 mph. It’s moving at 17 mph to the northeast.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. In an 8 a.m. update, the system has a 30% chance of development as it moves westward or southwestward across the tropical Atlantic over the next seven days.