A National Hurricane Center update on two systems being watched in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and one in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday:
The first system — Central Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave, interacting with a larger trough of low pressure, continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms a few hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Environmental conditions appear to be conducive for some gradual development of this system during the next several days as it moves to the west-northwestward or northwestward between 10-15 mph across the tropical Atlantic through the weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
2. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave currently along the western coast of Africa is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is possible later this week and into the weekend while it moves generally west-northwestward or northwestward across the eastern Atlantic. Environmental conditions are expected to become more unfavorable for development by early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
And lastly, for nowe, in the Western Gulf of Mexico:
A broad area of low pressure could form in the central or western Gulf of Mexico by the beginning of next week. Some slow development of this system is possible thereafter as it moves generally westward, potentially nearing the western Gulf of Mexico coastline in about a week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
A serious heat issue for Florida continued Tuesday with most of the state under a heat advisory except for a few counties in the Panhandle that remained under a excessive heat warning.
All of Southwest Florida was under the heat advisory until 7 p.m. Tuesday night.
The Southwest Florida area from Sarasota down to Lee County was forecast to be out of the heat advisory area on Wednesday.
Hiowever, Portions of Collier, Glades and Hendry counties remained forecast to be under an excessive heat risk for Wednesday.
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