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ABNT20 KNHC 171731

TWOAT

Tropical Weather Outlook

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

200 PM EDT Thu Jun 17 2021

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

Cloudiness and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low

pressure over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico have become a little

better organized today. This system is expected to move generally

northward, and a tropical or subtropical depression is likely to

form over the west-central Gulf of Mexico tonight or early Friday.

A tropical storm warning will likely be required for a portion of

the northern Gulf Coast later this afternoon, and Potential Tropical

Cyclone advisories will likely be initiated on this system at 4 PM

CDT (2100 UTC). An Air Force Reserve Unit reconnaissance aircraft

is en route to investigate the disturbance this afternoon.

Heavy rainfall will continue over portions of Central America and

southern Mexico during the next couple of days. Heavy rains will

also begin to affect portions of the northern Gulf Coast on Friday.

Please consult products from your local meteorological service for

more information.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.

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

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Forecaster Pasch

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