000 ABNT20 KNHC 061140 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LOW PRESSURE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF EMILY IS CENTERED JUST NORTH OF ANDROS ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS. SATELLITE IMAGES AND RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT THE SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM LATER TODAY. THERE IS HAS A HIGH CHANCE...70 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM REGENERATING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE PLANE IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE LOW THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN IF THE SYSTEM BECOMES A TROPICAL DEPRESSION... ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE ONLY MARGINAL...AND DO NOT FAVOR SIGNIFICANT INTENSIFICATION. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SQUALLS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA/BRENNAN