000 ABNT20 KNHC 040532 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SUN JUL 4 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE GENERALLY WESTWARD OR NORTHWESTWARD AT AROUND 5 MPH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND DRY AIR IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE CURRENTLY INHIBITING DEVELOPMENT...AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE IT MOVES INLAND LATER TODAY OR MONDAY. A TROPICAL WAVE IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 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