000 ABNT20 KNHC 021153 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC LOCATED ABOUT ABOUT 1250 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED SINCE YESTERDAY AND SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE SYSTEM ENCOUNTERS UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. A SMALL AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE HAS DEVELOPED ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF CIRCULATION AT THIS TIME BUT THE ENVIRONMENT APPEARS TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR A SLOW DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES WESTWARD AT 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA