000 ABNT20 KNHC 021513 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 2 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER IN WASHINGTON DC IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON THE REMNANTS OF ERNESTO...OVER MARYLAND. A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES...NEAR MARTINIQUE...IS MOVING WESTWARD ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS AND SURFACE PRESSURES HAVE BEEN FALLING. HOWEVER... UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY AT ALL. A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE CENTERED HALFWAY BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD. THIS SYSTEM HAS SOME POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ FORECASTER AVILA