000 ABNT20 KNHC 180854 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. ALTHOUGH THE LOW IS CURRENTLY NOT WELL-ORGANIZED...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA LATER TODAY...IF NECESSARY. INTERESTS ALONG THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS BETWEEN THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BERMUDA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA. SURFACE PRESSURES REMAIN HIGH IN THE AREA AND TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED. A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC... JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT LIKELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER PASCH