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ABNT20 KNHC 200559
TWOAT 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPIUCAL
STORM BERTHA...LOCATED ABOUT 545 MILES EAST OF CAPE RACE
NEWFOUNDLAND... AND ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL...LOCATED ABOUT 35
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA.

THE STRONG TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE
IN SQUALLS.  ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY
TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR A TROPICAL STORM WITHIN THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.  LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINS WILL AFFECT JAMAICA...PORTIONS OF CUBA...AND THE CAYMAN
ISLANDS TODAY.  INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS
SYSTEM. 

A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.  THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GENERATE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS...BUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

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FORECASTER PASCH