NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The US National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Philippe. At 5:00am its center was located approximately 560 miles east of St. Maarten. The system is moving towards the west northwest at 5 mph (7km/h). Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85km/h) with higher gusts. Its closest point to St. Maarten is now predicted to be approximately 215 miles north on Tuesday. Gradual weakening is forecast for this weekend.
Central Tropical Atlantic (AL91):
Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with an area of low pressure located roughly halfway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, as long as this system remains far enough removed from Tropical Storm Philippe to its west. A tropical depression or storm is expected to form later today or on Friday while the system moves northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
Forecaster Cangialosi
