000 ABNT20 KNHC 220547 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL...CENTERED ABOUT 575 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA...AND ON TROPICAL STORM DOLLY...LOCATED ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. A LARGE AND WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE HAS EMERGED FROM WESTERN AFRICA AND IS LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE TRAVERSING RELATIVELY COOL WATERS...IT STILL HAS SOME POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER PASCH