Tropical Weather Outlook 5 am Fri Aug 6

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TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

530 AM EDT FRI AUG 6 2004

 

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

 

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON WEAKENING

HURRICANE ALEX...MOVING RAPIDLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ABOUT 550 MILES

EAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

 

THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO...A TROPICAL WAVE EXTENDING

FROM HAITI AND SOUTHEASTERN CUBA SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL

CARIBBEAN...CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND

THUDERSTORMS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR

DEVELOPMENT...BUT MAY GRADUALLY BECOME MORE FAVORABLE OVER THE NEXT

DAY OR SO. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT

10 TO 15 MPH AND BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF

HISPANIOLA...SOUTHEASTERN CUBA AND JAMAICA. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE

RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM THIS

AFTERNOON...IF NECESSARY.

 

A WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LOCATED ABOUT 1050 MILES

EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SHOW

SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AS IT MOVES WESTWARD ABOUT 15 MPH. WHILE

UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AT

THIS TIME...A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR

SO.

 

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH

SATURDAY.

 

FORECASTER BEVEN

 

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