Once again: For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
Flhurricane.com: " A vigorous and fairly sizable wave rolling off the westernmost tip of Africa this morning has the interest of many models. Conditions for development this week and into next are much better than encountered by recent waves which attempted to get going within the monsoon trof in the central-east Tropical Atlantic . As of the August 3, 2017 2AM TWO, NHC has assigned 50-50 odds that this wave becomes a tropical cyclone within 5 days. It is worth noting that forecast environmental conditions suggest that this feature could become a long-track hurricane. Movement is likely to be west or west-northwest at 10 to 15 mph for the next several days.
Tropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL200 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2017For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:1. A vigorous tropical wave accompanied by a broad low pressure systemis producing a large area of cloudiness and showers more than 300miles south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmentalconditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, anda tropical depression is likely to form by early next week over theeastern or central tropical Atlantic Ocean. This system is forecastto move toward the west or west-northwest at 10 to 15 mph for thenext several days.* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
