000 ABNT20 KNHC 162329 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE REMNANTS OF FRED...LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...ARE MOVING GENERALLY WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE INTERMITTENT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THE UPPER-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE 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. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAVE DIMINISHED. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...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. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER PASCH/BERG