Tropical Depression Two is no more, as the storm lost most of its deep convection from Thursday into Friday. The remnant low will continue to move westward through the open Atlantic, and is not expected to re-strengthen.
The next tropical wave behind it, though, does have a high probability of strengthening into a tropical cyclone within the next couple of days. This area of convection continues to strengthen in the far eastern Atlantic, and will likely reach Tropical Storm status sometime this weekend or early next week. It would be named Ana, the first named storm of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This wave is expected to strengthen as developing convection will be able to sustain itself around the low and move over slightly warmer Atlantic waters. Current long-range estimates track the storm toward Hispaniola and Cuba by the end of next week. We'll be monitoring the development and track of this system very closely.
(IMAGE: #1 marked is the remnants of Tropical Depression Two. #2 marked is the area of convection expected to strengthen this weekend just off the west coast of Africa)
