Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

Texas Weather Tracker TV Alert

From the National Hurricane Center:

For the North Atlantic Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:Active Systems:The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on TropicalStorm Dexter, located over the north-central Atlantic Ocean.Off the Southeastern United States:A weak area of low pressure located a couple of hundred miles offthe coast of the southeastern United States is producing minimalshower and T-Storm activity. Some slow tropical or subtropicaldevelopment is possible over the weekend while the system movesnorthward to northeastward, remaining well off the east coast of theUnited States. By early next week, the low is expected to becomeextratropical, ending its chances for tropical development.* Formation chance through 48 hours low near 0 percent.* Formation chance through 7 days low 30 percent.Central Tropical Atlantic (AL96):A tropical wave over the central tropical Atlantic is producingdisorganized shower activity. Environmental conditions are forecastto become more conducive for gradual development in a few days, anda tropical depression could form late this weekend or early nextweek while the system moves west-northwestward to northwestwardacross the central tropical and subtropical Atlantic.* Formation chance through 48 hours low 10 percent.* Formation chance through 7 days medium 60 percent.Forecaster Hagen

Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

Texas Weather Tracker TV Alert

From the National Hurricane Center:

For the North Atlantic Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:Active Systems:The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on TropicalStorm Dexter, located over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.Off the Southeastern United States:A weak area of low pressure has formed from a surface trough,several hundred miles off the coast of the southeastern UnitedStates. However, this system is currently producing only limitedshower and T-Storm activity and development is likely to beslow to occur during the next few days. Thereafter, environmentalconditions could become a little more conducive for development. Atropical depression could still form by this weekend as the lowinitially drifts westward before turning northward to northeastwardby the weekend.* Formation chance through 48 hours low 10 percent.* Formation chance through 7 days medium 40 percent.Central Tropical Atlantic:A tropical wave over the eastern tropical Atlantic continues toproduce a broad area of disorganized showers and T-Storms.Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradualdevelopment during the next few days, and a tropical depressioncould form late this week or over the weekend as the system movesgenerally west-northwestward to northwestward across the centraltropical and subtropical Atlantic.* Formation chance through 48 hours low 20 percent.* Formation chance through 7 days medium 60 percent.Forecaster Papin