NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Thu Sep 7 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Lee, located over the central tropical Atlantic.
Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL96):
Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with an area of low pressure located over the eastern tropical Atlantic near the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental condi-tions are generally conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the next day or so while the disturbance moves toward the west-northwest at about 15 mph. Heavy rain and gusty winds associated with this system are now occurring over the Cabo Verde Is-lands, and these conditions are expected to continue during the next several hours.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
Northeastern Atlantic (ex-Franklin):
Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with Post-Tropical Cyclone Franklin, located a few hun-dred miles west-northwest of the northwestern coast of Spain, have not become better organized and the system remains frontal. The chances of subtropical or tropical development have decreased as the system meanders northwest of Spain and Portugal. Environmental conditions are expected to become even more unfavorable for development by tonight. For additional information, including gale warnings, see High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
Forecaster Kelly/D. Zelinsky
