000 ABNT20 KNHC 112108 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 11 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS PERSISTED THIS AFTERNOON IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TROPICAL WAVE AND BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 1200 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN A DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 10 MPH. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT IS CENTERED ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER PASCH/LANDSEA