000 ABNT20 KNHC 201511 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 20 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE DEAN...CENTERED ABOUT 385 MILES EAST OF BELIZE CITY. A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST- NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME