000 ABNT20 KNHC 030554 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS CONTINUES TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT ANY TIME TODAY AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE LESSER ANTILLES HAS BECOME A LITTLE LESS ORGANIZED OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD INTO AN AREA OF UPPER-LEVEL WINDS THAT ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS COULD OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD AND NORTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS TODAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE