000 ABNT20 KNHC 180915 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE PERSISTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOW CENTERED ABOUT 100 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY IS POORLY ORGANIZED...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS COULD STILL AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF GEORGIA AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN