000 ABNT20 KNHC 031736 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SUN AUG 3 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH OF MOBILE ALABAMA HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...BUT MAY BECOME MORE FAVORABLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY ENROUTE TO DETERMINE IF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS FORMED. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED ABOUT 700 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS CURRENTLY POORLY ORGANIZED. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE...AND ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED ABOUT 900 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAS DIMINISHED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN