000 ABNT20 KNHC 141742 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 2015 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: A surface trough of low pressure has moved off of the Yucatan peninsula and into the southern Gulf of Mexico this afternoon. The system is accompanied by an area of thunderstorms and winds to near gale force well to the east of the trough, but it does not yet have a well-defined closed circulation. This weather system is expected to move northwestward over the next couple of days across the western Gulf of Mexico, where upper-level winds are forecast to gradually become more favorable for tropical cyclone formation. An Air Force Reserve Unit reconnaissance aircraft will investigate the system late this afternoon, with another mission planned for Monday morning. Interests in and along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico should monitor the progress of this system. For additional information, please see High Seas forecasts as well as products issued by your local National Weather Service Forecast Office. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent && High Seas Forecasts can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1 and WMO header FZNT01 KWBC. $$ Forecaster Franklin