000 ABNT20 KNHC 171137 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE NADINE...LOCATED ABOUT 675 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. THIS DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY BEFORE IT REACHES THE COAST OF LOUISIANA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. HOWEVER...THIS DISTURBANCE IS STILL EXPECTED TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH TUESDAY. MINIMAL SHOWER ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT... OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT AROUND 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART