000 ABNT20 KNHC 220538 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS HAVE INCREASED DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS DISPLACED TO THE EAST OF THE TROUGH DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. THE UPPER-LEVEL ENVIRONMENT COULD BECOME MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD OVER THE BAHAMAS...PORTIONS OF CUBA AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE IT REACHES THE COAST OF MEXICO IN A DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN