000 ABNT20 KNHC 281158 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE IRENE...LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NEW YORK CITY...AND ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL STORM JOSE...LOCATED ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS WAVE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN...IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED ABOUT 700 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/BLAKE