000 ABNT20 KNHC 172109 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA...CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS STILL A SMALL CHANCE THAT THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY BEFORE UPPER LEVEL WINDS BECOME UNFAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT. EVEN IF A DEPRESSION DOES NOT FORM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS COULD AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGIA...AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM DRIFTS SOUTHWESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/AVILA