000 ABNT20 KNHC 310531 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2014 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Satellite data indicate that shower activity has increased a little in association with a well-defined low pressure system located about 850 miles east of the southern Windward Islands. In addition, winds to near tropical storm force are occurring over a small area just north of the center. While environmental conditions are only marginally conducive for development, any additional increase in organization could lead to the formation of a tropical depression or tropical storm during the next day or so. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system as it moves west-northwestward near 15 mph. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...60 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...60 percent. $$ Forecaster Cangialosi