798 ABNT20 KNHC 302343 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 PM EDT Tue Jul 30 2024 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Near the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas: A large tropical wave centered a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles is producing some shower and thunderstorm activity. While development has been slow to occur due to dry air, environmental conditions are forecast to gradually become more conducive over the warmer waters of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, and a tropical depression could form late this week while the system is in the vicinity of the Greater Antilles or the Bahamas. Interests in the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, and the southeastern U.S. should monitor the progress of this system. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent. $$ Forecaster Blake