000 ABNT20 KNHC 092336 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SUN SEP 9 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 190 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA... AND ON HURRICANE MICHAEL...LOCATED ABOUT 990 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED NEAR THE CENTER OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 550 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE GENERALLY FAVORABLE...DRY AIR IN THE VICINITY OF THIS DISTURBANCE COULD HINDER DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART