998 
ABNT20 KNHC 181135
TWOAT 

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Thu Aug 18 2022

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

Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms is associated with 
a tropical wave located over northern Guatemala. This system is 
forecast to move across Central America and southeastern Mexico 
through tonight before emerging over the Bay of Campeche on Friday, 
where an area of low pressure could form. After that, additional 
slow development of this system is possible while it moves 
northwestward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico through the 
weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.

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Forecaster Beven