000 ABNT20 KNHC 271744 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT WED AUG 27 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV...LOCATED ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUANTANAMO CUBA. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED TODAY. UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO GRADUALLY BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE LIMITED AND DISORGANIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER PASCH/RHOME