000 ABNT20 KNHC 302120 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...IS CENTERED ABOUT 215 MILES NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO BEFORE MERGING WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ON WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...THIS SYSTEM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE IT MERGES WITH THE FRONTAL ZONE. AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS CENTERED ABOUT 850 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN