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11AM Tropical Outlook - system burped so it missed it earlier TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 28 2002 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE TROPICS HAVE BECOME A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE TODAY. THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT AREAS OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD MOVING TROPICAL WAVE. ONE IS LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE OTHER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. ALTHOUGH SURFACE PRESSURES ARE FALLING IN BOTH AREAS...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR. SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT A TROPICAL DEPRESSION MAY BE FORMING ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS WITHIN THE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE. CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR SLOW DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. |