000 ABNT20 KNHC 042338 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE CLOUD PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED BUT THE SYSTEM LACKS A WELL-DEFINED CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OVER WATER WELL TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ALTHOUGH UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...THE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STATUS ON THURSDAY AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A TROPICAL WAVE IS PRODUCING CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND JAMAICA. ALTHOUGH THIS ACTIVITY HAS NOT BECOME ANY BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...SOME DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO BEFORE THE WAVE BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH CENTRAL AMERICA. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...20 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