| NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LARGE AND COMPLEX AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER CONTINUES OVER THE TROPICAL EASTERN ATLANTIC. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BECOME SLIGHTLY BETTER ORGANIZED THIS EVENING ABOUT 850 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL SLOW DEVELOPMENT AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES WESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH...AND THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE WEST CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE LIMITED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT CONDUCIVE...AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM APPEARS UNLIKELY BEFORE IT MOVES INTO CENTRAL AMERICA IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ | |
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