Statement as of 11:30 am EDT on September 5, 2005
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico...
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Maria... located about 475 miles east of Bermuda.
A well-defined low pressure system located about 280 miles
south-southwest of Bermuda is moving slowly northwestward. This
system has not become any better organized over the past several
hours...but upper-level winds could become more favorable for
tropical cyclone formation over the next day or so.
A broad area of low pressure has remained nearly stationary just
off the southeastern coast of Florida and over the northwestern
Bahamas. This system has become slightly better organized this
morning...and a tropical depression could form in this area during
the next day or two. A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft is scheduled
to investigate the system tomorrow..if necessary. Interests in the
Bahamas and Florida should monitor the progress of this system.
A tropical wave is approaching the Lesser Antilles...accompanied by
widely scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Significant
development of this system is not expected over the next couple of
days as it continues moving westward at 15 to 20 mph.
Elsewhere...tropical storm formation is not expected through
Tuesday.
Forecaster Pasch
I see Storm Floater #2 has it.