Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

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ABNT20 KNHC 202334
TWOAT 
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:
Northeastern Atlantic:
A non-tropical area of low pressure is expected to develop along a 
front over the northeastern Atlantic by early Friday. This system 
could separate from its fronts and acquire some subtropical or 
tropical characteristics later Friday or Saturday while it moves 
generally eastward or east-southeastward toward Portugal and 
northwestern Spain. For more information, see High Seas Forecasts 
issued by Meteo France.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
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High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France can be found under WMO 
header FQNT50 LFPW and on the web at 
https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/fq/fqnt50.lfpw..txt