Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Tue Aug 28 2018

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

1. A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa on
Thursday. Some development of this system is possible over the
weekend while it moves westward across the eastern tropical Atlantic
Ocean.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 percent.

Forecaster Avila

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 AM PDT Tue Aug 28 2018

For the eastern North Pacific…east of 140 degrees west longitude:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Miriam, located about 1500 miles east-southeast of the
Hawaiian Islands.

1. Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure
located about 550 miles south-southwest of the southern tip of the
Baja California peninsula have changed little in organization
overnight. However, environmental conditions are still conducive
for development, and a tropical depression is expected to form later
today or on Wednesday while the system moves west-northwestward at
about 10 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…high…90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days…high…90 percent.

2. Another area of low pressure is forecast to form well southwest of
the coast of southwestern Mexico in a few days. Some gradual
development of this system is possible by the end of the week while
it moves west-northwestward or northwestward farther away from the
coast of Mexico.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…30 percent.

Forecaster Brown

Global Tropics & Benefits Outlook

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