000 ABNT20 KNHC 162108 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE COASTS OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SURFACE WINDS ARE NEAR 25 MPH IN A FEW SPOTS. THE LOW IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. HOWEVER... THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD...BEFORE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS BECOME INCREASINGLY UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON THURSDAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/PASCH