Thursday, August 13, 2009

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK, 800 AM EDT THU AUG 13 2009


NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL


FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...


THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL

DEPRESSION TWO...LOCATED ABOUT 840 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.


1. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A BROAD AREA

OF LOW PRESSURE AND A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE CENTERED ABOUT 250 MILES

SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IN THE FAR EASTERN

ATLANTIC OCEAN. CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER

DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND THERE IS A MEDIUM

CHANCE...30 TO 50 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL

CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS WHILE THE LOW MOVES TO THE WEST AT

10 TO 15 MPH.


2. A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND

WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT

DEVELOPMENT AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF

THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.


ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT 48 HOURS.


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