New depression forms over central tropical Atlantic and is expected to become a tropical storm later Saturday, NHC says

A new depression has been formed over the central tropical Atlantic which is expected to become a tropical storm later on Saturday, The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

The tropical depression was located at about 820 miles (1,320 km) east-southeast of the Leeward Islands, packing maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph), the agency said.

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