000 ABNT20 KNHC 151739 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT WED AUG 15 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A WELL-DEFINED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC ABOUT 630 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION... AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM LATER TODAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...90 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWARD AT 15 MPH TODAY...AND TURNS NORTHEASTWARD TOMORROW. A TROPICAL WAVE...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN...IS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN GUATEMALA...BELIZE...AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THIS DISTURBANCE IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FAR NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH ACROSS GUATEMALA AND SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND SOUTHERN MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART