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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM 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, then continue across the 
eastern and central Caribbean Sea through the middle part of next 
week. Later next week, environmental conditions appear to become 
more conducive for development, and a tropical depression could 
form as the system moves across the western Caribbean Sea.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. 
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 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 is no longer expected due to unfavorable environmental 
conditions as the tropical wave moves westward to west-northwestward 
over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...near 0 percent.


Forecaster Mahoney/Reinhart