So what do we have going on in the tropics right now? It's that tropicalwave that is passing by in the vicinity of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.This disturbed area of weather is drifting toward the northwest and will bringsome very heavy showers to the Bahamas within the next 36 hours. Heavy showerswill also invade southern Florida late Thursday night and Friday.
This disturbance isn't much to look at right now, but it has a chance to gainsome substance over the next 48 hours. I think this will become a namedtropical storm before it reaches southern Florida, but the chances of itturning into something more are slim.
This tropical system will get into the northern Gulf of Mexico this weekend,but any impact on the oil spill will be minimal. It will jostle up the Gulfwaters a bit and probably cause some squally winds as it passes, but that'sabout the size of it.
Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.
