000 ABNT20 KNHC 221504 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE DEAN...CENTERED ABOUT 75 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TUXPAN MEXICO. AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...EXTENDS FROM WESTERN CUBA NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS AND INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FLORIDA PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. HOWEVER...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/FRANKLIN