Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert issued:

Wtnt21 Kngu 242330
Subj/Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert//
Rmks/
1. Formation of a Significant Tropical Cyclone Is Possible
Within 160 Nm Either Side of a Line From 17.7n 88.2w to 25.1n 87.0w
Within the Next 24 Hours. Available Data Does Not Justify Issuance
Of Numbered Tropical Cyclone Warnings at This Time. Winds in The
Area Are Estimated to Be 30 Knots. Metsat Imagery at 242000z
Indicates That a Circulation Center Is Located Near 19.3n 88.2w. The
System Is Drifting North-northeastward at 02 Knots.

2. Remarks: A Low Pressure System Located Inland Over the Eastern
Portion of the Yucatan Peninsula Is Gradually Becoming Better
Defined.

The System Is Producing a Disorganized Area of Showers And
Thunderstorms Over the Northwestern Caribbean and Yucatan Channel
With Winds of 30 Kts. Environmental Conditions Are Expected To
Become More Favorable for Developement Friday and Saturday and A
Subtropical or Tropical Cyclone Is Likely to Form While the Low
Moves Into the Southern Gulf of Mexico.

3. This Alert Will Be Reissued, Upgraded to Warning or Cancelled By
252330z.//