000 ABNT20 KNHC 130555 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SUN SEP 13 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF MEXICO IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE FRONT AND AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH. THIS LOW IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD AND PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG MUCH OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT...AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM...SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED BETWEEN THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IS PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN