000 ABNT20 KNHC 301747 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Sun Oct 30 2022 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Central Caribbean: Earlier data from both the NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that the circulation is becoming better defined with an area of low pressure located over the central Caribbean Sea. The aircraft also indicated the system is producing winds of 35-40 mph to the north of its center. An additional increase in organization in the associated shower and thunderstorm activity could prompt the development of a tropical depression or storm over the next day or so. Potential tropical cyclone advisories could also be required as soon as this afternoon, and interests in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands should monitor the progress of this system as tropical storm watches or warnings could become necessary. The system is forecast to move west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the central and northwestern Caribbean Sea over the next several days. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over portions of the Lesser Antilles, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and Jamaica during the next couple of days. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent. Western Atlantic: Shower and thunderstorm activity has decreased in association with an area of low pressure area located a little more than 100 miles northeast of Bermuda. In addition, satellite wind data suggest the system is now merging with a nearby frontal zone as upper-level winds increase over the system. Therefore, subtropical or tropical development is no longer anticipated. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...near 0 percent. $$ Forecaster Papin