000 ABNT20 KNHC 262331 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A LARGE BUT DISORGANIZED AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE COAST OF HONDURAS NORTHWARD TO WESTERN CUBA. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A SURFACE CIRCULATION AT THIS TIME...AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED BEFORE IT REACHES THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT ONCE THE SYSTEM EMERGES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO LATE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 TO 50 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CUBA AND HONDURAS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD WESTWARD OVER NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE