000 ABNT20 KNHC 031137 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM LESLIE..LOCATED ABOUT 465 MILES NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. A SMALL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 1225 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS WEAKENED A LITTLE DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW 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 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI