027 ABNT20 KNHC 152330 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Central Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave, interacting with a larger trough of low pressure, continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms a few hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions appear to be conducive for some gradual development of this system during the next several days as it moves to the west-northwestward or northwestward between 10-15 mph across the tropical Atlantic through the weekend. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent. Eastern Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave currently along the western coast of Africa is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is possible later this week and into the weekend while it moves generally west-northwestward or northwestward across the eastern Atlantic. Environmental conditions are expected to become more unfavorable for development by early next week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent. Western Gulf of Mexico: A broad area of low pressure could form in the central or western Gulf of Mexico by the beginning of next week. Some slow development of this system is possible thereafter as it moves generally westward, potentially nearing the western Gulf of Mexico coastline in about a week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent. $$ Forecaster Papin