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ABNT20 KNHC 222359
TWOAT 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM FAY...CENTERED OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA.

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS
LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...AND
IS PRODUCING A SMALL AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  GRADUAL
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH.  REGARDLESS OF
DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS ON
SATURDAY.

A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1200 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
IS PRODUCING A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF SHOWER ACTIVITY.  SIGNIFICANT
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS UNLIKELY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AS THE WAVE MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

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FORECASTER KNABB