000 ABNT20 KNHC 170539 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU SEP 17 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE REMNANTS OF FRED....ACCOMPANIED BY DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ARE LOCATED ABOUT 450 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING GENERALLY WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH AND HAS BEEN GRADUALLY DECREASING. SURFACE PRESSURES ARE HIGH IN THE AREA AND THE UPPER-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT. 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 AVILA