000 ABNT20 KNHC 062342 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 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 120 MILES WEST OF DALLAS. A SMALL AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT IT COULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF SHOWERS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS AND SOUTH FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE