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The ghost of Tropical Depression Four is expected to track toward the Bahamas and South Florida later this week.
This system has a low chance of becoming a tropical depression again.
A hurricane hunter investigative mission has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
A second disturbance could pass near the Windward Islands late this week but faces obstacles to development.
The remnant of last week's Tropical Depression Four continues to sproutthunderstorms, and a rebirthas a tropical cyclone can't be ruled out as it tracks toward the Bahamas and possibly Florida later this week.
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Located just over 100 miles north of the Virgin Islands, this ghostof what was once T.D. Fourhadflared some healthy convection Monday and throughout the weekend.
This disturbance appears to be in an environment of at least some wind shear, or change in wind direction with height, but in an otherwise sufficiently moist atmosphere with winds spreading apart aloft to support these occasional bursts of thunderstorms.
If thunderstorms were to persist and any low-pressure circulation near the surface is found, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) would then resume advisories on T.D. Four, or if winds are strong enough, Tropical Storm Don.
The NHC has tentatively scheduled a Tuesday afternoon hurricane hunter reconaissance mission into this disturbance to see if it has indeed become a depression or storm.
But, for now, this possibility of redevelopment is low.
Whatever the outcome, the same atmospheric steering wheel as was the case last week exists this week.
The Bermuda-Azores high should keep this disturbance on a general west-northwest track.
This should push the disturbance into the Bahamas starting Wednesday, and may give a boost to the typical showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Florida Peninsula starting Thursday.
(FORECAST: Nassau, Bahamas | Miami)
The disturbance will battle at least some modest wind shear andperhapssome dry airbefore it gets to the Bahamas, so, again, the odds of it redeveloping into a tropical depression appear low.
Beyond that, the disturbance may enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico by the weekend, and would have to be monitored for any developmentthere. If anything, it could lead to another heavy rain threat in parts of the Deep South, where the ground remains soggy from previous heavy rain.
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For now, there's nothing to be alarmed about, but it's worth checking back with us for any updates to this forecast over the next several days.
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Much farther east, another tropical wave in the Atlantic is being monitored.
This one is still more than halfway between the west African coast and the Lesser Antilles, several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
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As was the case with T.D. Four last week, this east Atlantic system faces a pair of nemeses to develop.
First, dry air is still abundant from the Caribbean Sea to west Africa, visiblein this satellite loop from UW-CIMSS, showing the yellow-, orange- and red-shaded areas pouring southwestward into the strip of the tropics between Africa and the Lesser Antilles.
Secondly, wind shear increases in the Caribbean Sea. Wind shear isthe change in wind speed and/or direction with height that can rip apart a fledgling tropical disturbance by blowing thunderstorms away from developing low pressure.
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So, assuming the dry air doesn't stifle this tropical wave before getting to the Windward Islands by Friday, increased Caribbean wind shear may do so.
At any rate, there is plenty of time to monitor this disturbance, so check back with us at weather.com for the latest.
This is a good time to make sure you have a plan in case a hurricane threatens. The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes has an excellent site that can help you make a hurricane plan.
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