000 ABNT20 KNHC 300556 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE GUSTAV...LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND...AND ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA...LOCATED ABOUT 260 MILES NORTH OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1100 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE...AND ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS TO THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TODAY AND EARLY ON SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE