000 ABNT20 KNHC 012113 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INVESTIGATING THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE WINDWARD ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A CLOSED CIRCULATION. HOWEVER... CONDITIONS ARE STILL FAVORABLE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. ANOTHER RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL INVESTIGATE THE AREA ON THURSDAY IF NECESSARY. NUMEROUS SQUALLS...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA