# Developing Disturbance over Tropical North Atlantic

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/developing-disturbance-over-tropical-north-atlantic/8153>\
**Category:** Marine Weather\
**Created:** [August 9, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/developing-disturbance-over-tropical-north-atlantic/8153 "2012-08-09T10:01:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![fredwx](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/fredwx/32/3873_2.png) [@fredwx](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/fredwx)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/developing-disturbance-over-tropical-north-atlantic/8153/1 "2012-08-09T10:01:27Z")

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DevelopingDisturbance over Tropical North Atlantic  
Thursday 09 August 2012

A tropicaldisturbance over the tropical eastern North Atlantic has shown signs ofdevelopment as it moves westward at 10-15kts. Currently low estimated 1008MB with winds within 270NM north of center20-30 knots seas 9-12 ft. There is ahigh risk that a tropical depression or tropical storm will develop during thenext 48 hours.

[http://oceanweatherservices.com/blog1/about/author/ocean-weather-updates/](http://oceanweatherservices.com/blog1/about/author/ocean-weather-updates/)

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**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/developing-disturbance-over-tropical-north-atlantic/8153/2 "2012-08-09T11:32:47Z")

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Thanks Fred…we’re all watching it too with the same thoughts. Please keep us posted with your opinions on where it’s going to end up at.

![](http://icons.wunderground.com/data/images/at201292_model.gif)

I hate these early models…I guess it is best to not even look at them