000 ABNT20 KNHC 181508 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON NEWLY FORMED TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO... LOCATED ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL INVESTIGATE THE DEPRESSION THIS AFTERNOON TO PROVIDE A BETTER ASSESSMENT OF ITS LOCATION AND STRENGTH. 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 AS THE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC... JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY... AND TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS UNLIKELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT32 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPAT2. FORECAST/ADVISORIES ON THE DEPRESSION ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT22 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCMAT2. $$ FORECASTER STEWART