5PM. Someone lit a match in the Atlantic...

ABNT20 KNHC 282125
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT WED AUG 28 2002

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

SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION MAY BE FORMING ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

A PERSISTENT AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. ALTHOUGH SURFACE PRESSURES ARE FALLING
IN THE AREA...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW
TO OCCUR.

ANOTHER AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED A FEW
HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS. SURFACE PRESSURES REMAIN
HIGH AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW.

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

FORECASTER BEVEN/COBB