TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2010
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC... CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE... 10 PERCENT... OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS WHILE THE SYSTEM IS OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE.
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS FORMED ABOUT 275 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED... AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL
CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD.
ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
FORECASTER BLAKE
