000 ABNT20 KNHC 022119 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INVESTIGATING THE VIGOROUS TROPICAL WAVE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A CLOSED CIRCULATION. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THIS SYSTEM IS A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THAN YESTERDAY AND THAT THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS ALSO INCREASED. THE TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING RAPIDLY WESTWARD AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WHEN THE SYSTEM REACHES THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IN A DAY OT TWO. IF NECESSARY... ANOTHER RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL CHECK THE SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. EVEN IF DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT OCCUR...THIS WAVE WILL LIKELY BRING SQUALLY WEATHER TO JAMAICA...THE CAYMAN ISLANDS...AND CENTRAL AMERICA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA