000 ABNT20 KNHC 271518 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2005 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN... LOCATED ABOUT 265 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 850 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS CONTINUING TO PRODUCE CLOUDINESS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED...AND SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. WHILE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME...CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE... TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. FORECASTER STEWART $$