000 ABNT20 KNHC 311741 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Tue Oct 31 2023 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Eastern Caribbean Sea (AL97): Shower and thunderstorm activity in association with a trough of low pressure over the eastern Caribbean Sea has diminished and not become any better organized this afternoon. Although environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for further development during the next several days while the system moves westward over the central and southwestern Caribbean Sea, a tropical depression could form by the latter part of this week. Regardless of development, this system has the potential to produce heavy rains over portions of Central America towards the end of the week. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent. $$ Forecaster Kelly