000 ABNT20 KNHC 160537 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE REMNANTS OF FRED...LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT...AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST- NORTHWESTWARD AT AROUND 15 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. HOWEVER...FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR 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. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR BERMUDA. DEVELOPMENT INTO A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/PASCH