000 ABNT20 KNHC 141440 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 14 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS LOCATED FROM JUST NORTH OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS AND EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD OVER THR ATLANTIC FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES. A NEW CIRCULATION CENTER IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DEVELOPING JUST NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS...WHILE THE ONE FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST IS BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM TOMORROW...IF NECESSARY. A VIGOROUS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS PRODUCING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND HEAVY SQUALLS BETWEEN THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS SYSTEM TODAY. ALTHOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR...A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD STILL FORM BEFORE THE SYSTEM REACHES THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TOMORROW. INTERESTS NEAR THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA HAS BECOME POORLY DEFINED...AND NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/STEWART 000 ABNT20 KNHC 141440 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON AUG 14 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS LOCATED FROM JUST NORTH OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS AND EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD OVER THR ATLANTIC FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES. A NEW CIRCULATION CENTER IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DEVELOPING JUST NORTH OF THE BAHAMAS...WHILE THE ONE FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST IS BECOMING LESS ORGANIZED. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM TOMORROW...IF NECESSARY. A VIGOROUS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS PRODUCING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND HEAVY SQUALLS BETWEEN THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS SYSTEM TODAY. ALTHOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR...A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD STILL FORM BEFORE THE SYSTEM REACHES THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TOMORROW. INTERESTS NEAR THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA HAS BECOME POORLY DEFINED...AND NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/STEWART