Hurricane Advisory & Information

No tropical cyclones as of Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:40:53 GMT

000 ABNT20 KNHC 171150 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thu Oct 17 2024 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: East of the Leeward Islands (AL94): Showers and thunderstorms associated with a trough of low pressure located a few hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands remain disorganized. Some slow development is possible during the next few days as the disturbance moves quickly westward to west-northwestward around 20 mph, passing near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday, then near Hispaniola and the southeastern Bahamas on Saturday. Strong upper-level winds should end the chances of development by late in the weekend. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent. Western Caribbean Sea: Showers and thunderstorms over the western Caribbean Sea are associated with a broad area of low pressure. Some gradual development is possible over the next couple of days before it moves inland over Central America. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is likely across portions of Central America and southern Mexico through the weekend. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent. $$ Forecaster Cangialosi/Hadi