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ABNT20 KNHC 242342
TWOAT 
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 PM EDT WED SEP 24 2008

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

A RECENTLY COMPLETED AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION ALONG WITH
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED ABOUT
250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA HAS NOT ACQUIRED
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS.  THE DATA FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALSO SHOW
THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE WELL REMOVED TO NORTH AND WEST AND ARE
LARGELY UNRELATED TO THE SMALL CIRCULATION SAMPLED BY THE AIRCRAFT. 
THIS STRUCTURE IS MORE CHARACTERISTIC OF AN EXTRATROPICAL WEATHER
SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO
BECOME A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE TONIGHT OR THURSDAY AS IT
DRIFTS WESTWARD.  REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS SYSTEM BECOMES
A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE...STRONG WINDS...COASTAL
FLOODING...HIGH SURF...AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.  SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICES AND HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE OCEAN
PREDICTION CENTER IN WASHINGTON D.C. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
WARNINGS.  

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE JUST EAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...REMAIN
DISORGANIZED AND THE SYSTEM STILL LACKS A WELL-DEFINED
SURFACE CIRCULATION.  UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY
FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL AND LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER
HISPANIOLA...PUERTO RICO...AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT.

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

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FORECASTER RHOME