National Hurricane Center watching 4 areas of interest

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The National Hurricane Center is watching four areas of interest on Friday. That’s down from the five tropical waves the NHC was watching Thursday. None are expected to directly impact Florida, but could bring moisture to the state. Northwestern Gulf of MexicoShower and thunderstorm activity diminished overnight in association with a broad area of low pressure and a nearby weak front over the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Although tropical cyclone development is unlikely, heavy rainfall is expected to continue across portions of the northern Gulf Coast during the next day. Formation chance through 48 hours: 10%Formation chance through 7 days: 10%Northwestern AtlanticShowers and thunderstorms have changed little in organization with a gale-force, non-tropical area of low pressure centered a few hundred miles east of North Carolina, and recent satellite wind data indicate a front extends into the low. This system could briefly acquire some subtropical characteristics over the next day while it moves generally north-northeastward, remaining offshore of the northeastern U.S. The low is expected to move over cooler waters by early Saturday, and thereafter further development is not expected. Formation chance through 48 hours: 30%Formation chance through 7 days: 30%Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Southwestern Gulf of MexicoDisorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northwestern Caribbean Sea are associated with a tropical wave. Development is not expected before the system reaches Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula later Friday. Some slow development is possible later this weekend after the system emerges over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.Formation chance through 48 hours: Zero percentFormation chance through 7 days: 20%Eastern Tropical Atlantic An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing minimal shower and thunderstorm activity. Development, if any, should be slow to occur during the early part of next week while the disturbance moves slowly northwestward or northward over the eastern tropical Atlantic.Formation chance through 48 hours: Zero percentFormation chance through 7 days: 10%First Warning WeatherStay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts.The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Kellianne Klass, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.

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