000 ABNT20 KNHC 020906 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS...AND SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ARE SPREADING OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AT THIS TIME...BUT THE SYSTEM STILL HAS SOME POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 20 MPH. A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL INVESTIGATE THE AREA AGAIN LATER TODAY...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 OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER PASCH/MAINELLI