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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Aug 3 2017

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

1. A large area of showers and thunderstorms near the west coast of
Africa is associated with a tropical wave.  Environmental conditions
are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical
depression could form by early next week over the tropical Atlantic
Ocean.  This system is forecast to move toward the west or west-
northwest at 10 to 15 mph for the next several days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.

Forecaster Blake