000 ABNT20 KNHC 061757 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD...LOCATED INLAND OVER TEXAS ABOUT 70 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF DALLAS. A SMALL AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...BUT IT COULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF SHOWERS OVER PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KNABB