000 ABNT20 KNHC 160908 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A WEAK AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS MINIMAL WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER...SOME POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT STILL EXISTS TODAY AND AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON...IF NECESSARY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO HAVE DIMINISHED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN