000 ABNT20 KNHC 031340 TWOAT Special Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 940 AM EDT Fri May 3 2019 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: A surface trough and broad area of low pressure over northeastern Florida is producing a large area disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far western Atlantic waters. Environmental conditions are not expected to be conducive for significant development of this system while it moves northeastward along the southeast coast of the United States through Saturday. Later this weekend, the system is expected to merge with a frontal system off the east coast of the United States. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over eastern portions of the Florida peninsula and along the southeast United States coast during the next day or so. The next Special Tropical Weather Outlook will be issued by 10 AM EDT Saturday, or sooner if conditions warrant. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent. && High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KWBC, and online at https://ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php $$ Forecaster Brown