Tropical Weather Outlook 200 PM EDT Sat Aug 11 2018 | THE DAILY HERALD

August 11, 2018

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

1. A disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms is located about

midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Some slight

development of this disturbance is possible during the next day or

two while it remains nearly stationary.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.

* Formation chance through 5 days…low…10 percent.

2. A non-tropical area of low pressure is forecast to form over the

central Atlantic in a few days. After it forms, the low could

gradually acquire subtropical or tropical characteristics while it

meanders over the central Atlantic.

* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…near 0 percent.

* Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 percent.

Forecaster Zelinsky