NOAA: Unlikely Tropical Storm Dorian Redevelops, Projected Path Update
The remnants of Dorian (marked as #1) are merging with a frontal trough a couple hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina. NOAA believes that development is not expected and this system has a low chance, near 0%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Computer spaghetti models are generally in a agreement that Tropical Depression Dorian will continue on a northeasterly track over the next 24 hours:
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NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK:
ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. THE REMNANTS OF DORIAN ARE MERGING WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH A COUPLE
OF HUNDRED MILES OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. DEVELOPMENT IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF
BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A LOW
CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...DURING THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FIVE
DAYS.