000 ABNT20 KNHC 122331 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS ISSUED THE LAST ADVISORY ON FRED...WHICH IS LOCATED ABOUT 650 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REMNANTS OF FRED CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. A NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AND PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG MUCH OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT...AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA TO NEAR THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. 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