000 ABNT20 KNHC 022332 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT WED JUL 2 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS CENTERED ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON...AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10-15 MPH. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE LESSER ANTILLES HAS ALSO BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD INTO AN AREA OF UPPER- LEVEL WINDS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY CONDUCIVE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS COULD OCCUR OVER THE LEEWARD AND NORTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN/LANDSEA