The National Hurricane Center has all but closed the door on the potential for the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal to regenerate. The disorganized area of showers is over the Bahamas. NHC has cancelled a reconnaissance flight that had been scheduled for Friday.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT FRI JUL 12 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER THE BAHAMAS AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC...ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL...IS MOVING NORTHWARD. THIS WEATHER DISTURBANCE REMAINS DISORGANIZED AND DEVELOPMENT HAS BECOME LESS LIKELY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION SCHEDULED FOR TODAY WILL BE CANCELLED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.