//Monday’s tropical forecast shows disturbance off North Carolina coast

Monday’s tropical forecast shows disturbance off North Carolina coast

Tropical Depression 2 off North Carolina’s coast is expected to become Tropical Storm Bill.

National Hurricane Center Advisory

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on newly formed Tropical Depression Two, located about a hundred miles east of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
1. Showers and thunderstorms continue over the Bay of Campeche in association with a broad low pressure area. Gradual development of this disturbance is possible during the next couple of days while it meanders near the coast of Mexico. The system should begin to move northward by midweek, and a tropical depression is likely to form late in the week when the low moves across the central or northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall is possible over portions of Central America and southern Mexico during the next several days. Heavy rains could also begin to impact portions of the northern Gulf Coast on Friday. Please consult products from your local meteorological service for more information.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days…high…70 percent.
2. A strong tropical wave located several hundred miles south- southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands is maintaining a large but disorganized area of shower and thunderstorm activity. Some development of this system is possible during the next few days before a combination of dry air aloft and strong upper-level winds limit any chance of formation while the wave is over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean late this week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours…low…10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days…low…20 percent.