000 ABNT20 KNHC 081735 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 200 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO...LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO ABOUT 60 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CIUDAD DEL CARMEN. A LOW PRESSURE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE REMNANTS OF FLORENCE...A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR REDEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST- NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER SULLIVAN