000 ABNT20 KNHC 051736 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS AND IS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1000 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE...AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT AROUND 10 MPH. 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 BRENNAN