[Tropical] Tropical Weather Outlook and Summary

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ABNT20 KNHC 171515
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 17 2005

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM OPHELIA...LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET
MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 385 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA
SCOTIA....AND ON NEWLY DEVELOPED TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN
LOCATED ABOUT 305 MILES EAST OF BARBADOS.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT A BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED ABOUT 250 MILES EAST OF THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.  WHILE THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY POORLY ORGANIZED...UPPER-LEVEL
WINDS ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT.  THIS
SYSTEM COULD DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING NEXT DAY OR
SO AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ABOUT 10 MPH.
INTERESTS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DEVELOPING
DISTURBANCE.  AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS
SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM SUNDAY AFTERNOON...IF
NECESSARY.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY.

PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN ARE ISSUED UNDER
WMO HEADER WTNT32 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPAT2.
FORECAST/ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN ARE ISSUED
UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT22 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCMAT2.


FORECASTER BEVEN

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