000 ABNT20 KNHC 221746 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS A FEW HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD OR NORTHEASTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE CHANGE IN ORGANIZATION OF THIS SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BAHAMAS ARE MERGING WITH THE ACTIVITY OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN/ROBERTS