000 ABNT20 KNHC 241148 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...LOCATED ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SANTO DOMINGO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...AND ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION JOYCE... LOCATED ABOUT 1100 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG