000 ABNT20 KNHC 122349 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE IKE...LOCATED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER...INCLUDING SOME OF THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE...IS LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM... IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE NEAR A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1400 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE...AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/BLAKE