BY: WEATHER TEAM | BocaNewsNow.com
UPDATED 5:45 p.m.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two systems are growing east of Florida Monday, and meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center are watching them closely. One is expected to travel due west and presumably have no impact on Florida. The other is a bit more uncertain. Here is the outlook from the NHC:
Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Mon Oct 30 2023
For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
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1. Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (AL96): An area of low pressure with associated disorganized showers is located about 100 miles east of the northwestern Bahamas. This system is moving into an area of strong upper-level winds and dry air, and the chances of it becoming a short-lived tropical storm are decreasing. The low is expected to move slowly northwestward today and then turn northward and northeastward on Tuesday and Wednesday. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. * Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days…low…10 percent.
2. Southwestern Caribbean Sea: A trough of low pressure over the eastern Caribbean Sea is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system is expected to move westward during the next several days, and environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development. A tropical depression could form late this week when the system reaches the central or southwestern Caribbean Sea.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days…medium…60 percent.
