000 ABNT20 KNHC 020201 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE AND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ARE SPREADING OVER THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AT THIS TIME BUT CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD. A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL INVESTIGATE THE AREA AGAIN ON THURSDAY...IF NECESSARY. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION BUT SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA