000 ABNT20 KNHC 021137 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Sat Sep 2 2023 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Active Systems: The National Hurricane Center is currently issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Idalia, located just to the south-southeast of of Bermuda, Tropical Storm Gert, located about 700 miles east-southeast of Bermuda, and on recently upgraded Tropical Storm Katia, located about 600 miles northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity to the south-southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this system by the middle part of next week, and a tropical depression is likely to form while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph over the eastern and central portions of the tropical Atlantic. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent. && Public Advisories on Katia are issued under WMO header WTNT34 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT4. Forecast/Advisories on Katia are issued under WMO header WTNT24 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT4. $$ Forecaster Berg