Tropical wave "Invest 97": Look out Florida and the Gulf.

[Libertytree]

We're certainly gonna see some action, how much is yet to be determined, depending on its track, increased intensity and your location. Effects on the oil spill area and the other GOM republics are up in the air, pardon the pun.


http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201097_model.html

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/34257/tropical-storm-conditions-poss.asp

[Grand Master Melon]

I find the formation to be lacking but we'll see what happens.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/flash-vis.html

[the riot act]

It has a way to go before it is anything more than a afternoon thunderstorm.

I like this site

http://www.stormpulse.com/

http://www.the3006cafe.org/forum/Smileys/classic/hurricanewavey3_1.gif

[Libertytree]

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml

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

1. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE
EXTEND FROM THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WESTWARD TO HISPANIOLA.
ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM DOES NOT YET HAVE A CLOSED CIRCULATION...
SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS
BECOMING BETTER DEFINED JUST NORTH OF THE EASTERN TIP OF
HISPANIOLA. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE
FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
AT ABOUT 10 MPH DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THERE IS A HIGH
CHANCE...<b>60 PERCENT</b>...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
OR STORM DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...HAITI...
EASTERN CUBA...THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.