000 ABNT20 KNHC 170230 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION INGRID...CENTERED ABOUT 160 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED THIS EVENING OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TROPICAL WAVE AND AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...BUT THEY COULD BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE FOR SLOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES IS PRODUCING A LARGE BUT DISORGANIZED AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KNABB