000 ABNT20 KNHC 302121 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 525 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD ABOUT 15 MPH. INTERESTS IN THE WINDWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM ON FRIDAY...IF NECESSARY. A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ABOUT 325 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...AND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE LOW WILL HAVE A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION BEFORE BECOMING OVERTAKEN BY THE FRONT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE CONTINUES OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. THIS SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO MOVE INLAND OVER MAINLAND MEXICO AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. NEVERTHELESS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MAINLAND MEXICO OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AND THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS CENTERED ABOUT 250 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH THIS SYSTEM IS MINIMAL AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISORGANIZED NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE GEORGIA COAST REMAINS MINIMAL...AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN