000 ABNT20 KNHC 161527 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE COASTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD STILL FORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT...BEFORE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS BECOME MORE UNFAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT ON THURSDAY. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS EXPECTED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER KNABB