From the National Hurricane Center in Miami, an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft was able to identify a well-defined circulation in the low pressure area over the east-central Gulf of Mexico late this afternoon.
Based on this finding, the National Hurricane Center will initiate advisories on Tropical Storm Andrea within the next hour or so. This system has a high chance–near 100 percent–of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012013
2200 UTC WED JUN 05 2013
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY…
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM BOCA GRANDE TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST FROM
FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM BOCA GRANDE TO OCHLOCKNEE RIVER
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.