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TropicsWatch Daily Briefing - Atlantic

TropicsWatch Daily Briefing - Atlantic<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003060">
Issued: 06:57 AM CDT Wednesday August 27, 2014

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Active Systems<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Name

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Max Wind

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Classification

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lat

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lon

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cristobal

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">80 mph

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Category 1

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">31.3N

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">72.0W

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">22

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">30 mph

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tropical Disturbance

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">26.9N

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">94.9W

Cristobal<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
Hurricane Cristobal is near 31.3N, 72.0W, or about 425 miles west of Bermuda. Movement is to the north at 12 mph. Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph. Winds are expected to still be of hurricane force when Cristobal passes southeast of Newfoundland on Friday. Please see our latest advisory for more details.

22<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
Disturbance 22 is near 26.9N, 94.9W, or about 150 miles east-southeast of Corpus Christi Bay, TX. Movement is westward at 8 mph. It has a 20 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or possibly a weak tropical storm before it moves inland into the lower or middle Texas coast late tonight or very early Thursday morning. Please see our latest advisory for more details.

Other Disturbances / Areas to Watch<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
Disturbance 21 is near 13N, 54W and is moving westward at 20 mph. Development chances have decreased to 10 percent through the next 7 days. The disturbance should move through the northeastern Caribbean and then the Greater Antilles this weekend, likely producing enhanced showers and thunderstorms.

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A new disturbance could form from the southern part of the same tropical wave that is associated with Disturbance 21. There is a chance that we might refer to this as Disturbance 24 by tomorrow. Showers and storms associated with this feature are currently affecting portions of the Windward Islands and Trinidad. This disturbance is expected to move westward through the Caribbean, and it could move into the southern Gulf of Mexico on Sunday or Monday. Development is not expected through the next 48 hours, but there is a 25 percent chance of development into a tropical storm through the next week. This system has the potential to make landfall in northern Mexico or southern Texas as a tropical storm around Tuesday of next week.

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Disturbance 23 is a strong tropical wave inland over west Africa along 7W longitude. It is expected to emerge off the west coast of Africa on Friday. It has a chance to quickly develop into a tropical storm after emerging off of Africa. The chance of development within the next 7 days is currently estimated at 50 percent. Although we expect it to turn northward prior to reaching the Caribbean, there is a slight chance that it could continue westward towards the Caribbean if it remains a weak system. Any impacts in the Caribbean wouldn't occur until Thursday or Friday of next week.

<span-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Meteorologists: Andrew Hagen / Chris Hebert

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