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ABNT20 KNHC 182327

TWOAT



Tropical Weather Outlook

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

800 PM EDT Mon Sep 18 2023



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



Active Systems:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane

Nigel, located over the central subtropical Atlantic.



Eastern Tropical Atlantic:

A tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa by

Wednesday. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive

for gradual development of the wave thereafter, and a tropical

depression is likely to form late this week or this weekend while

the system moves westward across the eastern and central tropical

Atlantic.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.

* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.



Western Atlantic:

A non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast to form near the

southeastern coast of the United States late this week. This system

could acquire some subtropical characteristics this weekend if it

remains offshore while it moves generally northward.

* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.

* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.



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Forecaster Brown

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