2pm TWD " Appears TD IS Forming"

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...Special feature...
northwestern Caribbean Sea 1006 mb surface low pressure center
has formed and now is near 17n85w...about 60 nm north of the
Honduras coast. This broad area of low pressure gradually is
becoming better organized. It appears that a tropical depression
is forming between Honduras and the Cayman Islands. The upper
level wind scenario is becoming more favorable. It is possible
that this system may become a tropical storm during the next day
or two as it moves slowly northward. An Air Force Reserve unit
reconnaissance aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system
later today. Heavy rains and gusty winds will be affecting the
Cayman Islands...Jamaica...Cuba...and the Yucatan Peninsula
during the next couple of days even if the system does not
develop. A middle to upper level trough is digging into the
northwestern Caribbean Sea just east of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Upper level anticyclonic flow with a ridge is on top of this
feature. Scattered moderate to isolated strong showers and
thunderstorms are found from 11n to 21n between 76w and
88w...from the southwestern corner of the Caribbean Sea to
Cuba...and into the Gulf of Honduras. A tropical wave also is
along 82w south of 16n.