000 ABNT20 KNHC 240516 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2015 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Danny, located just east of the Leeward Islands. Shower and thunderstorm activity continues to become show signs of organization this morning in association with a low pressure system located about midway between Africa and the Windward Islands. The low is gradually becoming better defined and environmental conditions are conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression could form later today or on Tuesday while the system moves westward at around 20 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent A tropical wave located near the easternmost Cape Verde Islands is accompanied by disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to be only marginally favorable for development while the wave moves generally westward over the tropical Atlantic Ocean at 15 to 20 mph this week. However, locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds will be possible across the Cape Verde Islands today. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent $$ Forecaster Stewart