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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Sat Aug 31 2024

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

1. Northwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A broad area of low pressure near the upper Texas coast is producing 
some disorganized showers and thunderstorms along and just offshore 
the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. This system is expected to linger 
near the coast through much of next week, and some slow development 
is possible if it meanders offshore. Regardless of development, 
heavy rains could cause some flash flooding across portions of 
coastal Louisiana and the upper Texas coast during the next few 
days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. 
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

2. Near the Lesser Antilles and Caribbean Sea:
A tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Lesser 
Antilles continues to produce some disorganized showers and 
thunderstorms. The disturbance is forecast to move westward and 
reach the Lesser Antilles on Monday. Thereafter, environmental 
conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, 
and a tropical depression could form while it continues moving 
westward across the Caribbean Sea through the middle to latter part 
of the week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. 
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...50 percent.

3. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
Another tropical wave located just to the west of the Cabo Verde 
Islands is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. 
Development, if any, should be slow to occur while the system moves 
slowly westward to west-northwestward over the eastern and central 
tropical Atlantic through late next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.


Forecaster Reinhart/Mahoney