000 ABNT20 KNHC 141752 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC ABOUT 900 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA IS BECOMING BETTER DEFINED. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. A TROPICAL WAVE...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN... IS MOVING ONSHORE THE COASTS OF NICARAGUA AND NORTHEASTERN HONDURAS. ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA...REGENERATION OF THIS DISTURBANCE INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IS UNLIKELY DUE TO INTERACTION WITH THE LAND MASSES OF CENTRAL AMERICA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE WAVE MOVES WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART