000 ABNT20 KNHC 181524 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...CENTERED ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA...BUT UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA. SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. THIS ACTIVITY COULD STILL AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF GEORGIA AND THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/KNABB