000 ABNT20 KNHC 061747 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE LESLIE...LOCATED ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA...AND ON HURRICANE MICHAEL...LOCATED ABOUT 980 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HAS BEEN DRIFTING SOUTHWARD DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. SINCE THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED...THE AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION SCHEDULED FOR TODAY HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO TOMORROW. THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO BEFORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS BECOME UNFAVORABLE. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA