Weather: Invest 97 is getting Caribbean’s attention
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT WED SEP 4 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... . THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT INTERACTION WITH THE LAND MASSES OF HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO COULD INHIBIT TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD AT AROUND 10 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. REGARDLESS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AND SPREAD OVER PUERTO RICO LATER TODAY. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS DISTURBANCE THIS AFTERNOON...IF NECESSARY.