000 ABNT20 KNHC 081153 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 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 310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA... AND ON HURRICANE MICHAEL...LOCATED ABOUT 925 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO HAVE DIMINISHED. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND 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 AVILA