000 ABNT20 KNHC 060545 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM EMILY HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. IN ADDITION...THE SURFACE WIND CIRCULATION HAS BECOME LESS WELL DEFINED...AND THE SURFACE PRESSURES ARE RELATIVELY HIGH IN THE AREA. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD STILL FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF REGENERATING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM LATER TODAY...IF NECESSARY. INTERESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN