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3 Tropical cyclones in the Atlantic, including Ernesto

Caption: NOAA's GOES-13 satellite captured an image of the tropical Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 3 at 7:45 a.m. EDT with three tropical systems. The visible image shows Tropical Storm Ernesto in the eastern Caribbean Sea, a low pressure area (Low 1) near Florida's southeastern coast with a 10 percent chance of development, and a low pressure area in the eastern Atlantic (Low 2), about 175 miles south of the Cape Verde Islands that has a 30 percent chance of development over the weekend. The image was created by NASA's GOES Project, located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. For more updates on Ernesto, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Ernesto.html.

Credit: Credit: NASA GOES Project

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