'Low chance' that our cloudy skies mean tropical storm is on its way

The National Hurricane Center says there is a "low chance" that an area of cloudiness stretching from the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico to Florida to the northwestern Bahamas will develop into anything to worry about.

Here are the Hurricane Center's exact words, as of 2 p.m. EDT (The capitalization is theirs, too.)

CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM YUCATAN ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...AND THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS ARE PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONLY MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

You have been advised.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Center forecasters are watching another system off the northern coast of South America.