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Special Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
830 AM EDT Thu May 14 2020
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Special Tropical Weather Outlook issued to discuss the potential
for subtropical development this weekend northeast of the Bahamas.
1. An area of cloudiness and thunderstorms located over the Straits of
Florida is forecast to spread northeastward during the next day or
two. Environmental conditions are expected to become conducive for
development, and this system is likely to become a tropical or
subtropical depression or storm this weekend when it is located near
or north of the northwestern Bahamas. The system is forecast to
move generally northeastward over the western Atlantic early next
week. Regardless of development, the disturbance is expected to
bring locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds to portions of
southeastern Florida and the central and northwestern Bahamas over
the next couple of days. The next Special Tropical Weather Outlook
on this system will be issued by 3 PM EDT today, or earlier, if
necessary.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
Forecaster Brown
Original author: NHC
