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ABNT20 KNHC 250503

TWOAT

Special Tropical Weather Outlook

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

105 AM EDT Fri May 25 2018

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

A broad surface low centered near the east coast of the Yucatan

Peninsula of Mexico is producing widespread, but disorganized,

shower and thunderstorm activity. Environmental conditions

are forecast to become more conducive for development, and a

subtropical or tropical depression or storm is likely to form during

the weekend over the eastern or central Gulf of Mexico. Please see

high seas forecasts issued by the National Weather Service for

information on gale warnings associated with this system. An Air

Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate

the disturbance this afternoon, if necessary. Locally heavy

rainfall is forecast across western Cuba and over much of Florida

and the northern Gulf Coast into early next week. In addition, the

threat of rip currents will steadily increase along the Gulf coast

from Florida westward to Louisiana over the Memorial Day weekend.

For more information on these threats, please see products issued by

your local weather office. The next Special Tropical Weather Outlook

on this system will be issued by 800 AM EDT today.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.

* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.

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Forecaster Beven

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