National Hurricane Center eyes two areas of tropical development

The National Hurricane Center is watching two potential areas of tropical development.

Possible development near Florida? An area of low pressure over the northeastern Gulf is expected to form during the weekend. The slow development of this system is possible while it moves slowly northeastward over the northeastern Gulf and or near the southeastern coast of the United States by early next week. The formation chance through 48 hours is 0 percent and the chance through 7 days is 20 percent.

The other area of possible development is over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic. Showers and thunderstorms associated with a tropical wave southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands have become a little better organized during the past 24 hours. Some additional slow development is possible over the next couple of days as the system moves generally west-northwestward. After that, the system is expected to move into an environment that is not conducive for additional development by the weekend. The formation chance through 48 hours and the next 7 days is 10 percent.

Based on the current models, the potential low in the eastern Atlantic continues to show possible development next week. Both the Euro and the GFS turn the low into the central Atlantic.

At this time, neither the GFS nor the Euro develops the low over the Gulf. The current forecast is for the low to merge with a weak front and develop as a rain maker for the southeast.