Thursday, August 04, 2005



Tropics Watch 0804

 

 

From this morning's Tropical Weather Outlook

 

A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED
ABOUT 450 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. 
CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM CONTINUE TO 
BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM
LATER TODAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER
THE EASTERN ATLANTIC.


Could happpen as soon as 11 AM EDT and if not then by 5 PM.  System has a good appearance on satellite and is in a favorable development area.

Computer models suggest that this would not be a threat to the Caribbean Islands and probably wouldn't be a threat to the mainland U.S. either.  Too soon to rule out the latter possibility, however, given how far east the wave currently is.


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