000 ABNT20 KNHC 211744 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT WED JUL 21 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND THE EFFECTS OF THE HIGH TERRAIN OF HISPANIOLA HAVE DISRUPTED THE STRUCTURE OF THE TROPICAL WAVE THIS MORNING. THE AXIS OF THE WAVE IS APPROACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WITH MOST OF THE CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS EXTENDING EASTWARD FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY SPREAD OVER THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THE WAVE MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE WAVE IS CURRENTLY DISORGANIZED AND DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS COULD BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE ON THURSDAY. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 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 AVILA