000 ABNT20 KNHC 270531 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT TUE SEP 27 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE...LOCATED ABOUT 715 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...THE REMNANTS OF OPHELIA...IS CENTERED A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. SATELLITE DATA INDICATE THAT THE SURFACE CIRCULATION IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER DEFINED...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS APPEAR SOMEWHAT CONDUCIVE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...70 PERCENT...OF REGENERATING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/KIMBERLAIN