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mfcorey1

(11,001 posts) Fri May 4, 2018, 11:01 AM May 2018

Early? A tropical 'disturbance' is moving toward Florida, and forecasters are watching it

Miami forecasters are monitoring a subtropical "disturbance" over the Caribbean and the Bahamas that is expected to reach the Florida Straits by Saturday.

Though not quite an invest, the meteorological term for a storm that threatens to become a tropical cyclone system, storm watchers are keeping a tab on the area of low pressure for signs of possible formation.

"We are looking at it," said National Weather Service Miami forecaster Maria Torres. "In this case, it's not showing any features of a tropical system."

Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article210363674.html#storylink=cpy

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Early? A tropical 'disturbance' is moving toward Florida, and forecasters are watching it (Original Post) mfcorey1 May 2018 OP

From NHC - no real threat malaise May 2018 #1

Good news for my friends in South Florida! mfcorey1 May 2018 #2

I started checking yesterday after I saw your post malaise May 2018 #3

It might could be an early season, tho, the temps here are going up pretty fast dixiegrrrrl May 2018 #4

malaise

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1. From NHC - no real threat

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2018, 11:07 AM

May 2018

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

1. A large area of showers and thunderstorms near the Bahamas is
associated with an upper-level low pressure system and a surface
trough. The system is forecast to move westward over the Florida
peninsula on Saturday with no significant development. Locally
heavy rains and gusty winds are possible over portions of the
Bahamas and southern Florida through this weekend. Please monitor
products from your local weather office for more details. No
additional Special Outlooks on this system will be issued unless
conditions warrant.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...near 0 percent.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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That said it's time to pay attention although at this time of the year they're more likely to come via the Eastern Pacific

We're looking at rain for the rest of the weekend in the Western Caribbean