Tropical Storm Lisa churns over Atlantic close behind Karl.

By Brian Lada, Meteorologist

September 20,2016; 9:04PM,EDT

 

 

Tropical Depression 13 strengthened to Tropical Storm Lisa on Tuesday, and will continue to move across the open waters of the central Atlantic over the next several days.
The system initially developed into a depression about 350 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands on Monday.
Lisa, the 12th tropical storm of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, is forecast to gain additional strength over the next few days.

"The system will first track westward across the southern Atlantic around a large ridge of high pressure, before being steered on a more northwestward track later this week," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Edwards said.
The storm is not expected to affect the United States as it is likely to remain over the open waters of the Atlantic, according to Edwards.
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While posing no threat to the United States, the storm could bring rough seas to the waters around the Cabo Verde Islands, as well as disrupt any freighters traveling across this part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Lisa is the fourth tropical system to develop in this part of the Atlantic Basin so far this year, with the first three being Tropical Storm Fiona, Hurricane Gaston and Tropical Storm Karl.
This is a live loop of Tropical Storm Lisa (NOAA/Satellite).
This system will likely have a similar fate to its predecessors, tracking across the open waters of the ocean for several days before dissipating this weekend or early next week.