000 ABNT20 KNHC 031752 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE SURFACE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF JAMAICA HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER DEFINED TODAY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS APPEAR TO BE DIMINISHING OVER THE SYSTEM...BUT A LARGE AREA OF DRY AIR IS BEING DRAWN INTO THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HEAVY RAINS COULD STILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES OVER PORTIONS OF HAITI...THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...JAMAICA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CUBA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THE LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WEST- CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 275 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST BROWNSVILLE TEXAS IS PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE... NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES GENERALLY NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG