000 ABNT20 KNHC 132349 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SAT SEP 13 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM IKE...LOCATED INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN TEXAS. A SMALL AND NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER...ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH...IS LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOUNTER STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1075 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS IS PRODUCING VERY DISORGANIZED SHOWER ACTIVITY AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS APPEARS UNLIKELY DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KNABB