Before it could be a whale, a big floppy ear, a balloon animal being blown up or maybe some kind of fruit. It's still a bit gourd-ish.
Up to 40% out 5 days as of yesterday afternoon.
"SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 150 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2016
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. An extratropical low pressure system located over the central Atlantic Ocean about 900 miles east of Bermuda is producing a large area of gale-force winds and maximum winds of hurricane force. Shower activity is currently limited near the center, but this low could gradually acquire some subtropical or tropical characteristics during the next few days while it moves southeastward and then eastward into the eastern subtropical Atlantic. Regardless of subtropical or tropical cyclone formation, this system is expected to produce hazardous marine conditions over portions of the central and eastern Atlantic for the next few days. For additional information, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. The next Special Tropical Weather Outlook on this system will be issued by 2 PM EST Monday. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent * Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent